Bible Cross References
ye have
Deuteronomy 15:11
There will always be some Israelites who are poor and in need, and so I command you to be generous to them.
Matthew 25:35-45
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I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes,
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naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.'
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The righteous will then answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?
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When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you?
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When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?'
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The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!'
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"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!
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I was hungry but you would not feed me, thirsty but you would not give me a drink;
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I was a stranger but you would not welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in prison but you would not take care of me.'
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Then they will answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not help you?'
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The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.'
Matthew 26:11
You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me.
John 12:7
But Jesus said, "Leave her alone! Let her keep what she has for the day of my burial.
John 12:8
You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me."
2 Corinthians 9:13
And because of the proof which this service of yours brings, many will give glory to God for your loyalty to the gospel of Christ, which you profess, and for your generosity in sharing with them and everyone else.
2 Corinthians 9:14
And so with deep affection they will pray for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown you.
Philemon 1:7
Your love, dear brother, has brought me great joy and much encouragement! You have cheered the hearts of all of God's people.
James 2:14-16
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My friends, what good is it for one of you to say that you have faith if your actions do not prove it? Can that faith save you?
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Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat.
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What good is there in your saying to them, "God bless you! Keep warm and eat well!"---if you don't give them the necessities of life?
1 John 3:16-19
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This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others!
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If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?
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My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
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This, then, is how we will know that we belong to the truth; this is how we will be confident in God's presence.
but
John 13:33
My children, I shall not be with you very much longer. You will look for me; but I tell you now what I told the Jewish authorities, 'You cannot go where I am going.'
John 16:5
But now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me where I am going.
John 16:28
I did come from the Father, and I came into the world; and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father."
John 17:11
And now I am coming to you; I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world. Holy Father! Keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one just as you and I are one.
Acts 3:21
He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets of long ago.