Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have gut-wrenching sympathy for the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they might faint on the way.”
James 2:16 - Y'all Version Bible and one of y’all tells them, “Y’all go in peace. Y’all be warmed and well fed,” but y’all don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And one of you says to him, Good-bye! Keep [yourself] warm and well fed, without giving him the necessities for the body, what good does that do? American Standard Version (1901) and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit? Common English Bible What if one of you said, “Go in peace! Stay warm! Have a nice meal!”? What good is it if you don’t actually give them what their body needs? Catholic Public Domain Version and if anyone of you were to say to them: "Go in peace, keep warm and nourished," and yet not give them the things that are necessary for the body, of what benefit is this? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And one of you say to them: Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body, what shall it profit? |
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have gut-wrenching sympathy for the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they might faint on the way.”
For I was hungry, and y’all gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and y’all gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and y’all invited me in.
I was naked, and y’all clothed me. I was sick, and y’all took care of me. I was in prison, and y’all visited me.’
He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”
Love must be sincere, hating what is evil and clinging to what is good.
I am not saying this as a commandment, but as a way of testing the sincerity of y’all’s love by comparison with the eagerness of others.