Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has.
And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to be repaid in full.
Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I had made every effort to do.
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender. ,
‘If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as a foreigner or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you.