Job 31:15-23
31:15 Did not the one who made me in the womb make them?
Did not the same one form us in the womb?
31:16 If I have refused to give the poor what they desired,
or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
31:17 If I ate my morsel of bread myself,
and did not share any of it with orphans –
31:18 but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father,
and from my mother’s womb
I guided the widow!
31:19 If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing,
or a poor man without a coat,
31:20 whose heart did not bless me
as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,
31:21 if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan,
when I saw my support in the court,
31:22 then let my arm fall from the shoulder,
let my arm be broken off at the socket.
31:23 For the calamity from God was a terror to me,
and by reason of his majesty I was powerless.
Isaiah 58:7
58:7 I want you to share your food with the hungry
and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people.
When you see someone naked, clothe him!
Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!
Matthew 25:35-45
25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
25:36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’
25:37 Then the righteous will answer him,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
25:38 When
did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you?
25:39 When
did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
25:40 And the king will answer them,
‘I tell you the truth,
just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters
of mine, you did it for me.’
25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
25:42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink.
25:43 I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’
25:44 Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’
25:45 Then he will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’
Acts 9:39
9:39 So Peter got up and went with them, and
when he arrived
they brought him to the upper room. All
the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him
the tunics
and other clothing
Dorcas used to make
while she was with them.
Acts 9:1
The Conversion of Saul
9:1 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest
Acts 5:10
5:10 At once
she collapsed at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
James 2:15-16
2:15 If a brother or sister
is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,
2:16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs,
what good is it?
James 2:1
Prejudice and the Law of Love
2:1 My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
James 3:17-18
3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating,
full of mercy and good fruit,
impartial, and not hypocritical.
3:18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness
is planted
in peace among
those who make peace.