James 2:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food,

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  • Luke 3:11 : 11 And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.
  • Matt 25:35-40 : 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; 36 I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me. 37 Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you? 38 And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you? 39 And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you? 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.
  • Mark 14:7 : 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.
  • Job 31:16-21 : 16 If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose; 17 If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father; 18 (For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother;) 19 If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him; 20 If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm; 21 If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;
  • Isa 58:7 : 7 Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?
  • Isa 58:10 : 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:
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
  • Ezek 18:7 : 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;
  • Heb 11:37 : 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,

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  • Jas 2:16-17
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    87%

    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?

    17 Even so faith without works is dead.

  • Jas 2:14
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    14 What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?

  • Isa 58:7
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    7 Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

  • 1 John 3:17
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    17 But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?

  • Job 31:19
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    19 If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

  • Jas 2:1-3
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    1 My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.

    2 For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,

    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;

  • Job 22:6-7
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    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.

    7 You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.

  • Job 24:10
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    10 Others go about without clothing, and though they have no food, they get in the grain from the fields.

  • Ezek 18:16
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    16 Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

  • Matt 25:35-38
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    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;

    36 I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me.

    37 Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you?

    38 And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you?

  • Job 24:7
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    7 They take their rest at night without clothing, and have no cover in the cold.

  • 1 Cor 4:11
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    11 Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place;

  • 1 Cor 13:3
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    3 And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.

  • Matt 25:42-44
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    42 For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me:

    43 I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to me.

    44 Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you?

  • 2 Cor 5:3
    71%

    3 So that our spirits may not be unclothed.

  • Ezek 18:7
    71%

    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;

  • Lev 25:35
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    35 And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to keep him with you, helping him as you would a man from another country who is living among you.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
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    8 But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

  • 2 Cor 11:27
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    27 In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing.

  • Luke 3:11
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    11 And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.

  • Deut 15:7
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    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;

  • 1 Tim 5:16
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    16 If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
    70%

    10 For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

  • Acts 2:45
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    45 And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.

  • 2 Cor 8:14-15
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    14 But so that things may be equal; that from those things of which you have more than enough at the present time their need may be helped, and that if you are in any need they may be a help to you in the same way, making things equal.

    15 As it says in the Writings, He who had taken up much had nothing over and he who had little had enough.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
    70%

    12 That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

  • Jas 1:27
    70%

    27 The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.

  • 1 Tim 5:8
    69%

    8 If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.

  • Matt 6:31
    69%

    31 Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

  • Isa 58:10
    69%

    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:

  • Acts 4:35
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    35 And put it at the feet of the Apostles for distribution to everyone as he had need.

  • Jas 2:20
    68%

    20 Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?

  • Rom 14:15
    68%

    15 And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.

  • Jas 5:2
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    2 Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing.

  • Luke 12:23
    68%

    23 Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

  • 3 John 1:5
    68%

    5 My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

  • 2 Cor 9:5
    68%

    5 So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.

  • Job 31:16
    68%

    16 If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;

  • Mark 6:9
    68%

    9 They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats.

  • Gal 5:15
    68%

    15 But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another.