James 2:15

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If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food,

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  • Luke 3:11 : 11 He replied to them, "Anyone who has two tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food must do the same."
  • Matt 25:35-40 : 35 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; 36 I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • Mark 14:7 : 7 For you will always have the poor with you, and you can help them whenever you want, but you will not always have me.
  • Job 31:16-21 : 16 If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 if I have eaten my morsel alone, without sharing with the fatherless— 18 but from my youth I raised him as a father would, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow— 19 if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing, or the needy without garments, 20 and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep— 21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my support in the gate,
  • Isa 58:7 : 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, clothe them, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood.
  • Isa 58:10 : 10 If you offer yourself to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like noonday.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • Ezek 18:7 : 7 He does not oppress anyone, but restores a pledge for a loan; he does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked.
  • Heb 11:37 : 37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, and they were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted, and mistreated.

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  • Jas 2:16-17
    2 verses
    87%

    16and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm and be well fed,' but does not provide for their physical needs, what good is it?

    17In the same way, faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

  • Jas 2:14
    78%

    14What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

  • Isa 58:7
    76%

    7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, clothe them, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood.

  • 1 John 3:17
    75%

    17But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him?

  • Job 31:19
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    19if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing, or the needy without garments,

  • Jas 2:1-3
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    74%

    1My brothers, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of favoritism.

    2Suppose a man with gold rings and dressed in fine clothes enters your assembly, and a poor man in filthy clothes also comes in.

    3If you show special attention to the one wearing fine clothing and say, 'Here is a good seat for you,' but tell the poor man, 'You stand there,' or 'Sit here by my footstool,'

  • Job 22:6-7
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    6For you have taken pledges from your brothers without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

    7You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

  • Job 24:10
    73%

    10They go about naked without clothing, and they carry sheaves while hungry.

  • Ezek 18:16
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    16He does not oppress anyone, or require a pledge for a loan, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

  • Matt 25:35-38
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    35For 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;

    36I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.’

    37Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

    38When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you?

  • Job 24:7
    72%

    7They spend the night naked without clothing, having no covering in the cold.

  • 1 Cor 4:11
    72%

    11To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, and we are homeless.

  • 1 Cor 13:3
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    3If I give everything I have to the poor and surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

  • Matt 25:42-44
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    42For I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink;

    43I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.’

    44Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you?’

  • 2 Cor 5:3
    71%

    3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

  • Ezek 18:7
    71%

    7He does not oppress anyone, but restores a pledge for a loan; he does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked.

  • Lev 25:35
    71%

    35If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner or temporary resident, so they can live among you.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
    71%

    8If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

  • 2 Cor 11:27
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    27I have labored and toiled and often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.

  • Luke 3:11
    70%

    11He replied to them, "Anyone who has two tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food must do the same."

  • Deut 15:7
    70%

    7If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.

  • 1 Tim 5:16
    70%

    16If any believing man or woman has widows, let them help them and not let the church be burdened, so that it may assist those who are truly widows.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
    70%

    10For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If anyone is unwilling to work, they should not eat.

  • Acts 2:45
    70%

    45They sold their possessions and goods and distributed the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.

  • 2 Cor 8:14-15
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    70%

    14At the present time, your abundance should meet their need, so that their abundance may in turn meet your need—so that there may be equality.

    15As it is written: 'The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.'

  • 1 Thess 4:12
    70%

    12so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

  • Jas 1:27
    70%

    27Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

  • 1 Tim 5:8
    69%

    8If anyone does not provide for their own, and especially for their own household, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever.

  • Matt 6:31
    69%

    31So do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

  • Isa 58:10
    69%

    10If you offer yourself to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like noonday.

  • Acts 4:35
    69%

    35They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as they had need.

  • Jas 2:20
    68%

    20Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith without works is useless?

  • Rom 14:15
    68%

    15If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.

  • Jas 5:2
    68%

    2Your wealth has rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten.

  • Luke 12:23
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    23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

  • 3 John 1:5
    68%

    5Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers, especially when they are strangers.

  • 2 Cor 9:5
    68%

    5So I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go ahead to you and prepare in advance the generous gift you had promised, so that it may be ready as a blessing, and not as something given reluctantly.

  • Job 31:16
    68%

    16If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

  • Mark 6:9
    68%

    9But wear sandals and do not put on two tunics.

  • Gal 5:15
    68%

    15But if you bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.