Leviticus 25:35

Modern English Version

If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, then you shall support him as if he were a foreigner or a sojourner, so that he may live with you.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:1

Now there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

Nehemiah 5:3

Others were saying, “We have mortgaged our fields, vineyards, and houses so that we might acquire grain because of hunger.”

Job 31:16

“If I have kept the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Psalm 112:5

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends; he will guide his affairs with justice.

Psalm 112:9

He has given freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be exalted with honor.

Psalm 37:26

The righteous is ever generous and lends, and his descendants become a blessing.

Psalm 41:1

Blessed is he who considers the poor; the Lord will deliver him in the day of trouble.

Exodus 22:21

You must neither wrong a foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:24

And My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will become widows, and your children fatherless.

Exodus 22:25

If you lend money to any of My people who is poor among you, do not be to him a usurer, and do not lay upon him usury.

Exodus 23:9

Also you shall not oppress a foreigner, for you know the life of a foreigner, seeing you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 17:5

He who mocks the poor shows contempt for his Maker; and he who gloats at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 19:17

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay what he has given.

Leviticus 19:34

The foreigner who dwells with you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 25:25

If your brother becomes poor and has sold some of his possession, then his nearest redeemer will come to redeem it, and buy back that which his brother sold.

Matthew 25:35

For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in.

Mark 14:7

You always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish, you may do good to them. But you will not always have Me.

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be the sons of the Highest. For He is kind to the unthankful and the evil.

John 12:8

For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

Acts 11:29

Then every disciple, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea.

Romans 12:13

contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality.

Romans 12:18

If it is possible, as much as it depends on you, live peaceably with all men.

Romans 12:20

Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that through His poverty you might be rich.

2 Corinthians 9:1

It is redundant for me to write to you concerning the ministry to the saints.

Galatians 2:10

Only they requested that we should remember the poor, which I also was eager to do.

Deuteronomy 23:19

You must not charge interest on a loan to your brother: interest on money, interest on food, or on anything that may be lent with interest.

Hebrews 13:2

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unknowingly.

1 John 3:17

Whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, but closes his heart of compassion from him, how can the love of God remain in him?