and you say to them, “Blessings on you! Stay warm and have a good meal!” and you don't provide what they need to survive, what's the good of that?
Jesus called his disciples over and told them, “I feel really sorry for all these people, because they've been with me now for three days, and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, in case they faint on their way home.”
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me in.
I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you looked after me. I was in prison and you visited me.’
“My daughter, your trust in me has healed you. Go in peace. You have been completely cured of your disease,” Jesus told her.
Love must be genuine. Hate what is evil; hold on tightly to what is good.
I'm not ordering you to do this, but to prove how sincere your love is in comparison with the dedication of others.