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For It was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a strangeru, and ye took me in:

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Isa. 58:7• ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? (Isa. 58:7)

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Ezek. 18:7• ⁷And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; (Ezek. 18:7)

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1 Peter 4:9• ⁹Use hospitality one to another without grudging. (1 Peter 4:9)

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3 John 5• ⁵Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; (3 John 5)

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Matt. 25:40• ⁴⁰And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. (Matt. 25:40)

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Matt. 10:40‑42• ⁴⁰He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
⁴¹He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
⁴²And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. (Matt. 10:40‑42)

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Matt. 26:11• ¹¹For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. (Matt. 26:11)

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Deut. 15:7‑11• ⁷If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
⁸But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
⁹Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
¹⁰Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
¹¹For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. (Deut. 15:7‑11)

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Job 29:13‑16• ¹³The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
¹⁴I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
¹⁶I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. (Job 29:13‑16)

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Job 31:16‑21• ¹⁶If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
¹⁷Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
¹⁸(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
¹⁹If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
²⁰If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
²¹If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate: (Job 31:16‑21)

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Psa. 112:5‑10• ⁵A good man showeth favor, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
⁶Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
⁷He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
⁸His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.
⁹He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
¹⁰The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. (Psa. 112:5‑10)

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Prov. 3:9‑10• ⁹Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
¹⁰So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. (Prov. 3:9‑10)

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Prov. 11:24‑25• ²⁴There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
²⁵The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. (Prov. 11:24‑25)

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Prov. 14:21,31• ²¹He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
³¹He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor. (Prov. 14:21,31)

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Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. (Prov. 19:17)

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Prov. 22:9• ⁹He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. (Prov. 22:9)

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Eccl. 11:1‑2• ¹Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
²Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. (Eccl. 11:1‑2)

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Isa. 58:7‑11• ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
⁸Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
⁹Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
¹⁰And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
¹¹And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. (Isa. 58:7‑11)

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Ezek. 18:7,16• ⁷And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
¹⁶Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, (Ezek. 18:7,16)

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Dan. 4:27• ²⁷Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. (Dan. 4:27)

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Mic. 6:8• ⁸He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? (Mic. 6:8)

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Mark 14:7• ⁷For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. (Mark 14:7)

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Luke 11:41• ⁴¹But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. (Luke 11:41)

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Luke 14:12‑14• ¹²Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
¹³But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
¹⁴And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. (Luke 14:12‑14)

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John 13:29• ²⁹For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. (John 13:29)

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Acts 4:32• ³²And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. (Acts 4:32)

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Acts 9:36‑39• ³⁶Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
³⁷And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
³⁸And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
³⁹Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. (Acts 9:36‑39)

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Acts 10:31• ³¹And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. (Acts 10:31)

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Acts 11:29• ²⁹Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea: (Acts 11:29)

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2 Cor. 8:1‑4,7‑9• ¹Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
²How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
³For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
⁴Praying us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
⁷Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
⁸I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. (2 Cor. 8:1‑4,7‑9)

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2 Cor. 9:7‑14• ⁷Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
⁸And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
⁹(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
¹⁰Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
¹¹Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
¹³Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
¹⁴And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. (2 Cor. 9:7‑14)

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Eph. 4:28• ²⁸Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. (Eph. 4:28)

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1 Tim. 6:17‑19• ¹⁷Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
¹⁸That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
¹⁹Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. (1 Tim. 6:17‑19)

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Philem. 7• ⁷For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. (Philem. 7)

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Heb. 6:10• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

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Heb. 13:16• ¹⁶But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb. 13:16)

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James 1:27• ²⁷Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27)

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1 Peter 4:9‑10• ⁹Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
¹⁰As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. (1 Peter 4:9‑10)

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1 John 3:16‑19• ¹⁶Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
¹⁷But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
¹⁸My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
¹⁹And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. (1 John 3:16‑19)

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Matt. 25:42• ⁴²For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: (Matt. 25:42)

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Prov. 25:21• ²¹If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: (Prov. 25:21)

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Rom. 12:20• ²⁰Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. (Rom. 12:20)

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Matt. 25:43• ⁴³I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. (Matt. 25:43)

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Gen. 18:2‑8• ²And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
³And said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
⁴Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
⁵And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
⁶And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
⁷And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
⁸And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. (Gen. 18:2‑8)

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Gen. 19:1‑3• ¹And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
²And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
³And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. (Gen. 19:1‑3)

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Acts 16:15• ¹⁵And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. (Acts 16:15)

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Rom. 12:13• ¹³Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. (Rom. 12:13)

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Rom. 16:23• ²³Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. (Rom. 16:23)

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1 Tim. 5:10• ¹⁰Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work. (1 Tim. 5:10)

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Heb. 13:1‑3• ¹Let brotherly love continue.
²Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
³Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. (Heb. 13:1‑3)

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1 Peter 4:9• ⁹Use hospitality one to another without grudging. (1 Peter 4:9)

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3 John 5‑8• ⁵Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
⁶Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
⁷Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
⁸We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. (3 John 5‑8)

• Their last lesson was the first that Paul learned on the road to Damascus — the truth that startled his soul: "I am Jesus whom thou persecutest." Paul was taught of the Lord that to persecute the saints living on the earth was to persecute Christ in heaven (“Remarks on Matthew 25” by W. Kelly)

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for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

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For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;