and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
Luke 3:11 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He answered them, *He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he replied to them, He who has two tunics (undergarments), let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do it the same way. American Standard Version (1901) And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise. Common English Bible He answered, “Whoever has two shirts must share with the one who has none, and whoever has food must do the same.” Catholic Public Domain Version But in response, he said to them: "Whoever has two coats, let him give to those who do not have. And whoever has food, let him act similarly." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner. |
and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquillity.
*The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.
When Yeshua heard these things, he said to him, *You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me.*
Zakkai stood and said to the Lord, *Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.*
For some thought, because Yehudah had the money box, that Yeshua said to him, *Buy what things we need for the feast,* or that he should give something to the poor.
a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.
and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.
He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, *What is it, Lord?* He said to him, *Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.
Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the holy ones, and still do serve them.
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
If a man says, *I love God,* and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?