11 (A)For the poor will not cease [a]to exist in the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall fully open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 15:11 Lit from the midst of

11 There will always be poor people(A) in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.(B)

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16 nor oppressed anyone, nor retained a pledge, nor committed robbery; instead, he (A)gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,

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16 He does not oppress anyone
    or require a pledge for a loan.
He does not commit robbery
    but gives his food to the hungry(A)
    and provides clothing for the naked.(B)

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35 For (A)I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; (B)I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 (C)naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you (D)visited Me; (E)I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38 And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And (F)the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, (G)to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of Mine, you did it for Me.’

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35 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,(A) 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me,(B) I was sick and you looked after me,(C) I was in prison and you came to visit me.’(D)

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’(E)

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11 And he would answer and say to them, “The one who has two [a]tunics is to (A)share with the one who has none; and the one who has food is to do likewise.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:11 A long shirt worn next to the skin

11 John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”(A)

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