He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy upon the needy.

And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.

And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.

Truly, truly, I say to you, He who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

He is the Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice, a Mighty God of truth and without injustice; righteous and upright is He.

Let it not be! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: That You may be found just in Your words, and may win the case when You are judged.

But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who lays on wrath? (I speak as a man.)

since it is righteous judgment with God to repay with affliction those who trouble you,

and to give you who are afflicted rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from Heaven with His mighty angels,

Hereafter, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all the ones loving His appearing.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Remember me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.

And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should go and guard the gates, to consecrate the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy.

and for the wood offering and the firstfruits at the appointed times. Remember me, O my God, for good!

May He remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt offering. Selah.

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says Jehovah, I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your betrothals, when you went after Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

Israel was holiness to Jehovah, and the firstfruits of His increase. All that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, says Jehovah.

Should evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember that I stood before You to speak good for them, to turn away Your wrath from them.

And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, lord? So he said to him, Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.

and said, Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God.

Love is longsuffering and is kind; love does not envy; love does not boast itself, is not puffed up;

does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy upon the needy.

And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.

for I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;

Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?

Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?

For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, Truly, I say to you, He will by no means lose his reward.

Now all the believers were together, and had all things in common,

and sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to each person, as anyone had need.

Nor was there anyone needy among them; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

and placed them at the apostles' feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.

At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did.

And since Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him, begging him not to delay in coming to them.

Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.

distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.

But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.

For it seemed good to them, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, it is also their duty to minister to them in carnal things.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so also you do:

And when I come, whomever you approve through letters I will send to carry your good will to Jerusalem.

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia:

For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing,

And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and also to us through the will of God.

But as you abound in everything (in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us), see that you abound in this grace also.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.

Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you;

while you are enriched in everything unto all sincerity, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.

through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for your professed obedience to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men,

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities.

Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God, even the Father, through Him.

Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very diligently and found me.

The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day; and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus.

hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

For we have great joy and encouragement in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

Thus also faith, if it does not have works, being alone, is dead.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother remains in death.

By this we know the love of God, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.