James 2:16

New American Bible - revised edition

and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it?

Cross References

Romans 12:9

Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good;

2 Corinthians 8:8

I say this not by way of command, but to test the genuineness of your love by your concern for others.

Matthew 15:32

Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, for fear they may collapse on the way.”

Matthew 25:35

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,

Matthew 25:36

naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’

Mark 5:34

He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.”