Bible Cross References
For
Proverbs 14:31
If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.
Matthew 10:42
You can be sure that whoever gives even a drink of cold water to one of the least of these my followers because he is my follower, will certainly receive a reward."
Matthew 25:40
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!'
John 13:20
I am telling you the truth: whoever receives anyone I send receives me also; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me."
God
Deuteronomy 32:4
"The LORD is your mighty defender, perfect and just in all his ways; Your God is faithful and true; he does what is right and fair.
Romans 3:4
Certainly not! God must be true, even though all human beings are liars. As the scripture says, "You must be shown to be right when you speak; you must win your case when you are being tried."
Romans 3:5
But what if our doing wrong serves to show up more clearly God's doing right? Can we say that God does wrong when he punishes us? (This would be the natural question to ask.)
2 Thessalonians 1:6
God will do what is right: he will bring suffering on those who make you suffer,
2 Thessalonians 1:7
and he will give relief to you who suffer and to us as well. He will do this when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven with his mighty angels,
2 Timothy 4:8
And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day---and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for him to appear.
1 John 1:9
But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing.
to forget
Nehemiah 5:19
I pray you, O God, remember to my credit everything that I have done for this people.
Nehemiah 13:22
I ordered the Levites to purify themselves and to go and guard the gates to make sure that the Sabbath was kept holy. Remember me, O God, for this also, and spare me because of your great love.
Nehemiah 13:31
I arranged for the wood used for burning the offerings to be brought at the proper times, and for the people to bring their offerings of the first grain and the first fruits that ripened. Remember all this, O God, and give me credit for it.
Psalm 20:3
May he accept all your offerings and be pleased with all your sacrifices.
Jeremiah 2:2
to proclaim this message to everyone in Jerusalem. "I remember how faithful you were when you were young, how you loved me when we were first married; you followed me through the desert, through a land that had not been planted.
Jeremiah 2:3
Israel, you belonged to me alone; you were my sacred possession. I sent suffering and disaster on everyone who hurt you. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Jeremiah 18:20
Is evil the payment for good? Yet they have dug a pit for me to fall in. Remember how I came to you and spoke on their behalf, so that you would not deal with them in anger.
Acts 10:4
He stared at the angel in fear and said, "What is it, sir?" The angel answered, "God is pleased with your prayers and works of charity, and is ready to answer you.
Acts 10:31
and said: 'Cornelius! God has heard your prayer and has taken notice of your works of charity.
work
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
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Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud;
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love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs;
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love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth.
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Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.
Galatians 5:6
For when we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the lack of it makes any difference at all; what matters is faith that works through love.
Galatians 5:13
As for you, my friends, you were called to be free. But do not let this freedom become an excuse for letting your physical desires control you. Instead, let love make you serve one another.
1 Thessalonians 1:3
For we remember before our God and Father how you put your faith into practice, how your love made you work so hard, and how your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ is firm.
1 John 3:17
If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?
1 John 3:18
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
which
Hebrews 13:16
Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God.
Proverbs 14:31
If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.
Matthew 10:42
You can be sure that whoever gives even a drink of cold water to one of the least of these my followers because he is my follower, will certainly receive a reward."
Matthew 25:35-40
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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!'
Mark 9:41
I assure you that anyone who gives you a drink of water because you belong to me will certainly receive a reward.
Acts 2:44
All the believers continued together in close fellowship and shared their belongings with one another.
Acts 2:45
They would sell their property and possessions, and distribute the money among all, according to what each one needed.
Acts 4:34
There was no one in the group who was in need. Those who owned fields or houses would sell them, bring the money received from the sale,
Acts 4:35
and turn it over to the apostles; and the money was distributed according to the needs of the people.
Acts 9:36-39
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In Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, who was a believer. (Her name in Greek is Dorcas, meaning "a deer.") She spent all her time doing good and helping the poor.
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At that time she got sick and died. Her body was washed and laid in a room upstairs.
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Joppa was not very far from Lydda, and when the believers in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him with the message, "Please hurry and come to us."
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So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, he was taken to the room upstairs, where all the widows crowded around him, crying and showing him all the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was alive.
Acts 11:29
The disciples decided that they each would send as much as they could to help their fellow believers who lived in Judea.
Romans 12:13
Share your belongings with your needy fellow Christians, and open your homes to strangers.
Romans 15:25-27
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Right now, however, I am going to Jerusalem in the service of God's people there.
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For the churches in Macedonia and Achaia have freely decided to give an offering to help the poor among God's people in Jerusalem.
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That decision was their own; but, as a matter of fact, they have an obligation to help them. Since the Jews shared their spiritual blessings with the Gentiles, the Gentiles ought to use their material blessings to help the Jews.
1 Corinthians 16:1-3
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Now, concerning what you wrote about the money to be raised to help God's people in Judea. You must do what I told the churches in Galatia to do.
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Every Sunday each of you must put aside some money, in proportion to what you have earned, and save it up, so that there will be no need to collect money when I come.
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After I come, I shall give letters of introduction to those you have approved, and send them to take your gift to Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 8:1-9
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Our friends, we want you to know what God's grace has accomplished in the churches in Macedonia.
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They have been severely tested by the troubles they went through; but their joy was so great that they were extremely generous in their giving, even though they are very poor.
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I can assure you that they gave as much as they could, and even more than they could. Of their own free will
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they begged us and pleaded for the privilege of having a part in helping God's people in Judea.
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It was more than we could have hoped for! First they gave themselves to the Lord; and then, by God's will they gave themselves to us as well.
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So we urged Titus, who began this work, to continue it and help you complete this special service of love.
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You are so rich in all you have: in faith, speech, and knowledge, in your eagerness to help and in your love for us. And so we want you to be generous also in this service of love.
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I am not laying down any rules. But by showing how eager others are to help, I am trying to find out how real your own love is.
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You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.
2 Corinthians 9:1
There is really no need for me to write you about the help being sent to God's people in Judea.
2 Corinthians 9:11-15
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He will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times, so that many will thank God for your gifts which they receive from us.
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For this service you perform not only meets the needs of God's people, but also produces an outpouring of gratitude to God.
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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.
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And so with deep affection they will pray for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown you.
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Let us thank God for his priceless gift!
Galatians 6:10
So then, as often as we have the chance, we should do good to everyone, and especially to those who belong to our family in the faith.
Philippians 4:16-18
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More than once when I needed help in Thessalonica, you sent it to me.
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It is not that I just want to receive gifts; rather, I want to see profit added to your account.
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Here, then, is my receipt for everything you have given me---and it has been more than enough! I have all I need now that Epaphroditus has brought me all your gifts. They are like a sweet-smelling offering to God, a sacrifice which is acceptable and pleasing to him.
Colossians 3:17
Everything you do or say, then, should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks through him to God the Father.
1 Timothy 6:18
Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share with others.
2 Timothy 1:17
but as soon as he arrived in Rome, he started looking for me until he found me.
2 Timothy 1:18
May the Lord grant him his mercy on that Day! And you know very well how much he did for me in Ephesus.
Philemon 1:5-7
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For I hear of your love for all of God's people and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus.
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My prayer is that our fellowship with you as believers will bring about a deeper understanding of every blessing which we have in our life in union with Christ.
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Your love, dear brother, has brought me great joy and much encouragement! You have cheered the hearts of all of God's people.
James 2:15-17
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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?
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So it is with faith: if it is alone and includes no actions, then it is dead.
1 John 3:14-17
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We know that we have left death and come over into life; we know it because we love others. Those who do not love are still under the power of death.
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Those who hate others are murderers, and you know that murderers do not have eternal life in them.
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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?