But the poor must go out with no clothes to protect them; they must go hungry while harvesting wheat.

To make a brother repay you the money he owed, you took away his clothes and left him nothing to wear.

When I found someone in need, too poor to buy clothes,

I would give him clothing made of wool that had come from my own flock of sheep. Then he would praise me with all his heart.

If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sun sets,

because it is the only covering he has to keep him warm. What else can he sleep in? When he cries out to me for help, I will answer him because I am merciful.

wait outside and let him bring it to you himself.

return it to him each evening, so that he can have it to sleep in. Then he will be grateful, and the LORD your God will be pleased with you.

Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.

And so it was that the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. Through the help of the Holy Spirit it was strengthened and grew in numbers, as it lived in reverence for the Lord.

Many times I suffered from the heat during the day and from the cold at night. I was not able to sleep.

She doesn't worry when it snows, because her family has warm clothing.