Isaiah 58:7

for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

As it is written, “He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.”

He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!”

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

hasn’t wronged any, hasn’t taken anything to pledge, hasn’t taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed with him for a month.

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

If you take your neighbor’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!”

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

You shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment and bless you. It shall be righteousness to you before Yahweh your God.

and the south, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.

Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body, for he had many wives.

Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared Yahweh. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves.”

Please let’s make a little room on the roof. Let’s set a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp stand for him there. When he comes to us, he can stay there.”

He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.”

For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

Yahweh says, “Where is the bill of your mother’s divorce, with which I have put her away? Or to which of my creditors have I sold you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, and your mother was put away for your transgressions.

and if you pour out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will rise in darkness, and your obscurity will be as the noonday;

has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,

But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’

To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

“If a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she shall not go out as the male servants do.

“Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!” They fell on their faces.

The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.

“See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but I will bring the evil on his house in his son’s day.”

Life will be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it will be as the morning.

he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he will surely live. He will not die.

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”

Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

A voice came to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.”

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.

It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,

For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through much giving of thanks to God,

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.

See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only don’t do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof.”

Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring our sons and our daughters into bondage to be servants, and some of our daughters have been brought into bondage. It is also not in our power to help it, because other men have our fields and our vineyards.”

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

“Flee out of the middle of Babylon! Everyone save his own life! Don’t be cut off in her iniquity; for it is the time of Yahweh’s vengeance. He will render to her a recompense.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

and he said, “See now, my lords, please come into your servant’s house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you can rise up early, and go on your way.” They said, “No, but we will stay in the street all night.”

Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh will destroy the city!” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.

You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother.

“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”

At meal time Boaz said to her, “Come here, and eat some bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” She sat beside the reapers, and they passed her parched grain. She ate, was satisfied, and left some of it.

honey, butter, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who were with him, to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry, weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.”

The men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the plunder clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, and gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.

Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb?

if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;

(the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.

As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”

Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.

He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’

But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”

When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.

He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.

contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,