Now in casea countrymanof yours becomespoorand his meanswith regardto you falter,then you are to sustainhim, like a strangeror a sojourner,that he may livewith you.
Now there was a greatoutcryof the peopleand of their wivesagainsttheir Jewishbrothers.
Therewere others whosaid,"We are mortgagingour fields,our vineyardsand our housesthat we might getgrainbecause of the famine."
"IfI have keptthe poorfrom [their] desire,Or have caused the eyesof the widowto fail,
It is wellwith the manwho is graciousand lends;He will maintainhis causein judgment.
He has givenfreelyto the poor,His righteousnessenduresforever;His hornwill be exaltedin honor.
Alldaylong he is graciousand lends,And his descendantsare a blessing.
How blessedis he who considersthe helpless;The LORDwill deliverhim in a dayof trouble.
"You shall not wronga strangeror oppresshim, for you were strangersin the landof Egypt.
and My angerwill be kindled,and I will killyou with the sword,and your wivesshall becomewidowsand your childrenfatherless.
"Ifyou lendmoneyto My people,to the pooramongyou, you are not to actas a creditorto him; you shall not chargehim interest.
"You shall not oppressa stranger,since you yourselvesknowthe feelingsof a stranger,for you [also] were strangersin the landof Egypt.
He who oppressesthe poortauntshis Maker,But he who is graciousto the needyhonorsHim.
He who mocksthe poortauntshis Maker;He who rejoicesat calamitywill not gounpunished.
One who is graciousto a poormanlendsto the LORD,And He will repayhim for his gooddeed.
The strangerwho resideswith you shall be to you as the nativeamongyou, and you shall lovehim as yourself, for you were aliensin the landof Egypt;I am the LORDyour God.
Ifa fellowcountrymanof yours becomesso poorhe has to sellpart of his property,then his nearestkinsmanis to comeand buybackwhathis relativehas sold.
For I was hungry,and you gaveMe [something] to eat;I was thirsty,and you gave Me [something] to drink;I was a stranger,and you invitedMe in;
"For you alwayshavethe poorwith you, and wheneveryou wishyou candogoodto them; but you do not alwayshaveMe.
"But loveyour enemies,and do good,and lend,expectingnothingin return;and your rewardwill be great,and you will be sonsof the Most High;for He Himselfis kindto ungratefuland evil[men].
"For you alwayshavethe poorwith you, but you do not alwayshaveMe."
And in the proportionthat anyof the discipleshad means,eachof them determinedto send[a contribution] for the reliefof the brethrenlivingin Judea.
contributingto the needsof the saints,practicinghospitality.
Ifpossible,so faras it dependson you, be at peacewith allmen.
"BUT IFYOUR ENEMYIS HUNGRY,FEEDHIM, AND IFHE IS THIRSTY,GIVE HIM A DRINK;FOR IN SODOINGYOU WILL HEAPBURNINGCOALSON HIS HEAD."
For you knowthe graceof our LordJesusChrist,that though He was rich,yet for your sakeHe becamepoor,sothat you through His povertymight become rich.
For it is superfluousfor me to writeto you aboutthisministryto the saints;
[They] only[asked] us to rememberthe poor--the very thingI alsowas eagerto do.
"You shall not chargeinterestto your countrymen:intereston money,food,[or] anythingthat may be loanedat interest.
Do not neglectto show hospitality to strangers,for by thissomehave entertainedangelswithout knowingit.
But whoeverhasthe world'sgoods,and seeshis brotherin needand closeshis heartagainsthim, howdoes the loveof Godabidein him?
