If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”