James 2:16
And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?
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James 2:16
And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?
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Genesis 15:5
And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.
Genesis 15:6
And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
Genesis 22:18
And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.
Romans 1:5
Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name:
Romans 6:17
But praise be to God that though you were the servants of sin, you have now given yourselves freely to that form of teaching under which you were placed;
Romans 10:16
But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?
2 Corinthians 10:5
Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;
Hebrews 5:9
And when he had been made complete, he became the giver of eternal salvation to all those who are under his orders;
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.
Hebrews 11:33
Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut,
1 Peter 3:1
Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives,
1 Peter 4:17
For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?
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Genesis 37:26
And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?
Genesis 37:27
Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.
Genesis 37:28
And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.
Judges 1:7
And Adoni-zedek said, Seventy kings, whose thumbs and great toes had been cut off, got broken meat under my table: as I have done, so has God done to me in full. And they took him to Jerusalem, and he came to his end there.
1 Samuel 11:2
And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, I will make an agreement with you on this condition, that all your right eyes are put out; so that I may make it a cause of shame to all Israel.
Proverbs 12:10
An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.
John 19:31
Now it was the day of getting ready for the Passover, and so that the bodies might not be on the cross on the Sabbath (because the day of that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews made a request to Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
John 19:32
So the men of the army came, and the legs of the first were broken and then of the other who was put to death on the cross with Jesus:
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Deuteronomy 5:28
Then the Lord, hearing your words to me, said to me, The words which this people have said to you have come to my ears: what they have said is well said.
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Deuteronomy 5:29
If only they had such a heart in them at all times, so that they might go in fear of me and keep my orders and that it might be well for them and for their children for ever!
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Deuteronomy 6:25
And it will be our righteousness if we take care to keep all this order before the Lord our God as he has given it to us.
Psalms 60:12
Through God we will do great things, for through him our haters will be crushed under our feet.
Revelation 19:21
And the rest were put to death with the sword of him who was on the horse, even the sword which came out of his mouth: and all the birds were made full with their flesh.
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Deuteronomy 15:7
If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;
Deuteronomy 15:10
But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand.
Proverbs 18:23
The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
Daniel 4:27
For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.
Matthew 10:42
And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.
Matthew 25:35
For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in;
Luke 6:35
But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.
Luke 18:9
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.
Hebrews 13:2
Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
James 2:6
But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
1 Peter 4:9
Keep open house for all with a glad heart;
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Deuteronomy 15:11
For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.
Proverbs 11:24
A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
Proverbs 11:25
He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.
Proverbs 14:21
He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
Proverbs 17:5
Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
Isaiah 58:9
Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word;
Isaiah 58:10
And if you give your bread to those in need of it, so that the troubled one may have his desire; then you will have light in the dark, and your night will be as the full light of the sun:
Isaiah 58:11
And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.
Isaiah 58:12
And your sons will be building again the old waste places: you will make strong the bases of old generations: and you will be named, He who puts up the broken walls, and, He who makes ready the ways for use.
Matthew 19:21
Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.
Matthew 25:40
And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
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Deuteronomy 22:1
If you see your brother's ox or his sheep wandering, do not go by without helping, but take them back to your brother.
Deuteronomy 22:2
If their owner is not near, or if you are not certain who he is, then take the beast to your house and keep it till its owner comes in search of it, and then you are to give it back to him.
Deuteronomy 22:3
Do the same with his ass or his robe or anything which has gone from your brother's keeping and which you have come across: do not keep it to yourself.
Deuteronomy 22:4
If you see your brother's ox or his ass falling down on the road, do not go by without giving him help in lifting it up again.
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Deuteronomy 24:12
If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;
Deuteronomy 24:14
Do not be hard on a servant who is poor and in need, if he is one of your countrymen or a man from another nation living with you in your land.
Deuteronomy 24:15
Give him his payment day by day, not keeping it back over night; for he is poor and his living is dependent on it; and if his cry against you comes to the ears of the Lord, it will be judged as sin in you.
Deuteronomy 24:16
Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers: every man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.
Deuteronomy 24:17
Be upright in judging the cause of the man from a strange country and of him who has no father; do not take a widow's clothing on account of a debt:
Nehemiah 5:3
And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt: let us get grain because we are in need.
Job 24:7
They take their rest at night without clothing, and have no cover in the cold.
Job 24:8
They are wet with the rain of the mountains, and get into the cracks of the rock for cover.
Job 24:9
The child without a father is forced from its mother's breast, and they take the young children of the poor for debt.
Job 24:10
Others go about without clothing, and though they have no food, they get in the grain from the fields.
Ezekiel 18:7
And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
Matthew 18:30
And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.
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Judges 18:6
And the priest said to them, Go in peace: your way is guided by the Lord.
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2 Samuel 15:9
And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.
1 Kings 22:17
Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.
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Job 6:14
He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.
Job 6:15
My friends have been false like a stream, like streams in the valleys which come to an end:
Job 6:16
Which are dark because of the ice, and the snow falling into them;
Job 6:17
Under the burning sun they are cut off, and come to nothing because of the heat.
Job 6:18
The camel-trains go out of their way; they go up into the waste and come to destruction.
Job 6:19
The camel-trains of Tema were searching with care, the bands of Sheba were waiting for them:
Job 6:20
They were put to shame because of their hope; they came and their hope was gone.
Psalms 38:10
My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.
Psalms 38:11
My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.
Psalms 69:20
My heart is broken by bitter words, I am full of grief; I made a search for some to have pity on me, but there was no one; I had no comforter.
Psalms 142:4
Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.
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Job 22:6
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
Job 22:7
You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.
Job 22:8
For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.
Job 22:9
You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.
Matthew 14:15
And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.
Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.
Matthew 15:32
And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.
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Job 5:15
But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
Job 31:13
If I did wrong in the cause of my man-servant, or my woman-servant, when they went to law with me;
Job 31:14
What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?
Job 31:15
Did not God make him as well as me? did he not give us life in our mothers' bodies?
Job 35:5
Let your eyes be turned to the heavens, and lifted up to see the skies; they are higher than you.
Job 35:6
If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?
Psalms 22:24
For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.
Proverbs 11:12
He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.
Proverbs 18:3
When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.
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Joshua 24:14
So now, go in fear of the Lord, and be his servants with true hearts: put away the gods worshipped by your fathers across the River and in Egypt, and be servants of the Lord.
Judges 16:15
And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.
Psalms 32:2
Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.
Ephesians 6:23
Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 6:24
Grace be with all those who have true love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 5:14
Give one another the kiss of love. Peace be to you all in Christ.
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Psalms 78:36
But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him;
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Psalms 78:37
And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.
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Psalms 106:30
Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.
Psalms 106:31
And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.
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Proverbs 13:13
He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
Proverbs 13:18
Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
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Exodus 22:21
Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:33
And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him;
Leviticus 19:34
Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself; for you were living in a strange land, in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 10:19
So be kind to the man from a strange country who is living among you, for you yourselves were living in a strange country in the land of Egypt.
Proverbs 24:11
Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.
Proverbs 24:12
If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?
Luke 10:28
And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.
Luke 10:29
But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Luke 10:30
And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.
Luke 10:33
But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,
Luke 10:34
And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.
Luke 10:35
And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.
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Proverbs 25:20
Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
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2 Samuel 20:9
And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss.
2 Samuel 20:10
But Amasa did not see danger from the sword which was now in Joab's left hand, and Joab put it through his stomach so that his inside came out on to the earth, and he did not give him another blow. So Joab and his brother Abishai went on after Sheba, the son of Bichri.
Psalms 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.
Proverbs 26:25
When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
Matthew 26:49
And straight away he came to Jesus and said, Master! and gave him a kiss.
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Hosea 4:1
Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.
John 8:41
You are doing the works of your father. They said to him, We are true sons of Abraham; we have one Father, who is God.
John 8:42
Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.
John 8:54
Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.
John 8:55
You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.
John 15:24
If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.
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Jeremiah 44:16
As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you.
Ezekiel 33:32
And truly you are to them like a love song by one who has a very pleasing voice and is an expert player on an instrument: for they give ear to your words but do them not.
Habakkuk 2:4
As for the man of pride, my soul has no pleasure in him; but the upright man will have life through his good faith.
Matthew 7:22
A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?
Matthew 7:25
And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.
Matthew 7:26
And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;
Matthew 7:27
And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.
Matthew 15:8
These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
John 6:63
The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.
Hebrews 4:2
And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.
Hebrews 11:37
They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked,
James 1:24
For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.
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Matthew 9:35
And Jesus went about all the towns and small places, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom and making well all sorts of disease and pain.
Matthew 10:1
And he got together his twelve disciples and gave them the power of driving out unclean spirits, and of making well all sorts of disease and pain.
Matthew 10:35
For I have come to put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:
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Matthew 14:20
And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.
Matthew 15:37
And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.
Mark 6:42
And they all took of the food and had enough.
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Ecclesiastes 11:2
Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.
Matthew 5:7
Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.
Matthew 25:34
Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:
Mark 14:7
The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.
Luke 18:22
And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
John 12:7
Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.
Acts 20:35
In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.
Romans 12:8
He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.
2 Corinthians 9:6
But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.
2 Corinthians 9:9
As it is said in the Writings, He has sent out far and wide, he has given to the poor; his righteousness is for ever.
Philippians 4:18
I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.
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Proverbs 31:30
Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:31
Give her credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place.
Mark 14:8
She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.
Luke 19:6
And he came down quickly, and took him into his house with joy.
Acts 9:36
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, that is, Dorcas: this woman was given to good works and acts of mercy at all times.
Romans 16:1
It is my desire to say a good word for Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in Cenchreae:
Philippians 2:25
But it seemed to me necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, who has taken part with me in the work and in the fight, and your servant, sent by you for help in my need;
1 Peter 4:10
Making distribution among one another of whatever has been given to you, like true servants of the unmeasured grace of God;
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Judges 19:20
And the old man said, Peace be with you; let all your needs be my care; only do not take your rest in the street.
Job 30:25
Have I not been weeping for the crushed? and was not my soul sad for him who was in need?
Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...
Mark 10:21
And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.
Luke 5:29
And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.
Luke 16:20
And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,
John 12:6
(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
Acts 16:34
And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.
Ephesians 4:28
Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
For our witness does not come from error or from an unclean heart or from deceit:
Hebrews 13:3
Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.
1 John 3:20
When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.
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2 Chronicles 28:15
And those men who have been named went up and took the prisoners, clothing those among them who were uncovered, with things from the goods which had been taken in the war, and putting robes on them and shoes on their feet; and they gave them food and drink and oil for their bodies, and seating all the feeble among them on asses, they took them to Jericho, the town of palm-trees, to their people, and then went back to Samaria.
Matthew 7:12
All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.
Matthew 22:39
And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
Luke 6:31
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Luke 10:36
Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?
Luke 17:18
Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?
Galatians 5:14
For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
James 2:8
But if you keep the greatest law of all, as it is given in the holy Writings, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself, you do well:
James 2:9
But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.
James 2:10
For anyone who keeps all the law, but makes a slip in one point, is judged to have gone against it all.
James 2:11
For he who said, Do not be untrue in married life, is the same who said, Put no man to death. Now if you are not untrue in married life, but you put a man to death, the law is broken.
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Matthew 15:23
But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.
Matthew 27:42
A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.
Luke 18:4
And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
Luke 18:5
Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
Luke 18:39
And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.
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John 11:50
You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.
John 16:7
But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
John 18:14
It was Caiaphas who had said to the Jews that it was in their interest for one man to be put to death for the people.
1 Corinthians 6:12
I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.
1 Corinthians 10:23
We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.
2 Corinthians 12:1
As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
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Acts 3:2
And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;
Acts 3:3
He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them.
Acts 3:4
And Peter, looking at him, with John, said, Keep your eyes on us.
Acts 3:5
And he gave attention to them, hoping to get something from them.
Acts 3:6
But Peter said, I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up on your feet.
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Acts 16:16
And when we were going to the place of prayer, we came across a girl with a spirit which gave knowledge of the future, whose masters made great profit from her power.
Acts 16:17
She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation.
Acts 16:18
And this she did on a number of days. But Paul was greatly troubled and, turning, said to the spirit, I give you orders in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
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Romans 3:1
How then is the Jew better off? or what profit is there in circumcision?
Romans 3:31
Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.
Romans 6:1
What may we say, then? are we to go on in sin so that there may be more grace?
Romans 6:2
In no way. How may we, who are dead to sin, be living in it any longer?
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Romans 8:35
Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?
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Romans 8:36
As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.
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Romans 12:11
Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;
1 Thessalonians 4:10
And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;
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Acts 2:45
And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.
2 Corinthians 8:2
How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.
2 Corinthians 8:3
For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts,
2 Corinthians 8:4
Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints:
2 Corinthians 8:5
And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.
2 Corinthians 8:6
So that we made a request to Titus that, as he had made a start before, so he might make this grace complete in you.
2 Corinthians 8:7
And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.
2 Corinthians 8:12
For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.
2 Corinthians 8:24
Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.
2 Corinthians 9:13
For when, through this work of giving, they see what you are, they give glory to God for the way in which you have given yourselves to the good news of Christ, and for the wealth of your giving to them and to all;
2 Corinthians 9:14
While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.
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Exodus 33:21
And the Lord said, See, there is a place near me, and you may take your place on the rock:
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;
1 Corinthians 13:5
Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
1 Corinthians 13:6
It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true;
1 Corinthians 13:7
Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.
Galatians 5:6
Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.
Galatians 6:1
Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.
Ephesians 4:1
I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,
Ephesians 4:2
With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;
Ephesians 4:3
Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.
1 Thessalonians 4:9
But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;
1 Timothy 1:5
But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:
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Romans 15:25
But now I go to Jerusalem, taking help for the saints.
Romans 15:26
For it has been the good pleasure of those of Macedonia and Achaia to send a certain amount of money for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
Romans 15:27
Yes, it has been their good pleasure; and they are in their debt. For if the Gentiles have had a part in the things of the Spirit which were theirs, it is right for them, in the same way, to give them help in the things of the flesh.
1 Corinthians 16:1
Now about the giving of money for the saints, as I gave orders to the churches of Galatia, so do you.
1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of the week, let every one of you put by him in store, in measure as he has done well in business, so that it may not be necessary to get money together when I come.
2 Corinthians 8:1
And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia;
2 Corinthians 8:10
And in this I give my opinion: for it is to your profit, who were the first to make a start a year before, not only to do this, but to make clear that your minds were more than ready to do it.
2 Corinthians 8:13
And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:
2 Corinthians 9:1
But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:
2 Corinthians 9:12
For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;
Galatians 6:6
But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.
Philemon 1:5
Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;
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Matthew 9:22
But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, Daughter, take heart; your faith has made you well. And the woman was made well from that hour.
Mark 10:52
And Jesus said to him, Go on your way; your faith has made you well. And straight away he was able to see, and went after him in the way.
Luke 8:42
For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him.
Luke 18:42
And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.
Ephesians 2:8
Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:
Ephesians 2:9
Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.
Ephesians 2:10
For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.
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Luke 8:18
So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.
2 Corinthians 11:27
In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing.
2 Timothy 3:5
Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.
Titus 1:14
Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.
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Acts 24:17
Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:
Philemon 1:4
I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,
Philemon 1:6
That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.
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James 2:4
Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?
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Matthew 12:36
And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.
Matthew 12:37
For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
James 1:2
Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;
James 1:3
Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;
James 1:13
Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God; for it is not possible for God to be tested by evil, and he himself puts no man to such a test:
James 3:2
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.
James 4:1
What is the cause of wars and fighting among you? is it not in your desires which are at war in your bodies?
James 4:2
You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.
James 4:11
Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.
James 4:13
How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth:
James 5:6
You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.
James 5:8
Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.
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James 1:10
But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.
James 2:3
And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;
James 3:15
This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.
James 3:16
For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.
James 3:17
But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
James 4:17
The man who has knowledge of how to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
James 5:1
Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.
James 5:2
Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing.
James 5:3
Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.
James 5:5
You have been living delicately on earth and have taken your pleasure; you have made your hearts fat for a day of destruction.
James 5:9
Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.
James 5:12
But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.
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Psalms 119:63
I keep company with all your worshippers, and those who have your orders in their memory.
Matthew 25:26
But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,
Romans 12:10
Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;
Romans 13:7
Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.
1 Corinthians 13:1
If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.
1 Corinthians 14:6
But, now, my brothers, if I come to you using tongues, what profit will it be to you, if I do not give you a revelation, or knowledge, or the word of the prophet, or teaching?
1 Peter 4:8
And most of all be warm in your love for one another; because in love there is forgiveness for sins without number:
2 Peter 1:5
So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,
2 Peter 1:6
And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,
2 Peter 1:7
And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.
2 Peter 1:9
For the man who has not these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having no memory of how he was made clean from his old sins.
1 John 2:9
He who says that he is in the light, and has hate in his heart for his brother, is still in the dark.
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3 John 1:1
I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.
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2 John 1:1
I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true;
3 John 1:14
But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face. May you have peace. Your friends here send you their love. Give my love to our friends by name.
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Isaiah 57:12
I will make clear what your righteousness is like and your works; you will have no profit in them.
Revelation 3:17
For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.
Revelation 3:18
If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.
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