Matthew 25:35 Cross References - Anderson

³⁵ For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave- me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me to your houses;

⁴⁰ He that receives you, receives me: and he that receives me, receives him that sent me. ⁴¹ He that receives a prophet be cause he is a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. ⁴² And whoever will give one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink, because he is a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

⁴⁰ And the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.

⁴² For I was hungry, and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger, and you took me not to your houses; naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.

¹¹ For you have the poor always with you, but me you have not always.

⁷ For you have the poor with you always; and whenever you choose, you can do them good; but me you have not always.

⁴¹ But give as charity the contents of the cup, and behold, all things are clean for you.

¹² Then he said also to him that had invited him: "When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and a recompense be made you. ¹³ But when you make a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind; ¹⁴ and you shall be blessed; for they have no power to repay you; but you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

²⁹ For some thought, because Judas had the purse, that Jesus had said to him: Buy what we need for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

³² And the multitude of believers were of one heart and of one soul; and no one said that any part of his possessions was his own; but they had all things in common.

³⁶ Now there was in Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which name, when translated, is Dorcas. She was full of good works and deeds of charity which she did. ³⁷ And it came to pass, in those days, that she was taken sick, and died. And when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. ³⁸ And as Lydda was near to Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to make no delay in coming to them. ³⁹ Then Peter arose, and went with them; and when he had come, they brought him into the upper room; and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.

³¹ and said: Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your deeds of charity are remembered before God.

²⁹ And every one of the disciples determined, as he had the means, to send relief to the brethren that dwelt in Judea;

¹⁵ And when she and her household had been immersed, she be sought us, saying: If you judge me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and make it your home. And she con strained us.

¹³ administer to the necessities of the saints; be careful to entertain strangers;

²⁰ If, therefore, your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by doing this, you will heap coals of fire on his head.

²³ Gains, my host, and the host of the whole church, salutes you. Erastus the treasurer of the city, and Quartus, my brother, salute you.

¹ We make known to you, brethren, God's gracious gift, which has been given in the churches of Macedonia; ² that under an afflicting trial, their overflowing joy, and their deep poverty, abounded to the riches of their liberality; ³ for I testify that according to their power, and beyond their power, they gave voluntarily, ⁴ beseeching us, with much entreaty, that they might give, and take part in the ministering to the saints;

⁷ Now as you excel in every thing, in faith, and in speech, and in knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us, see that you excel in this gift also. ⁸ I do not speak this as a commandment, but on account of the zeal of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. ⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet, for your sakes, he became poor, that you, through his poverty, might become rich.

⁷ Let each one give, as he purposes in his heart; not with grief, nor from necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. ⁸ And God is able to confer every gift upon you abundantly, that you, always having all sufficiency in every thing, may have enough for every good work; ⁹ as it is written: He has scattered abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever. ¹⁰ Now, he that furnishes seed to the sower will both furnish bread for food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness; ¹¹ that you may be enriched in every thing, for all liberality which produces through us thanksgiving to God; ¹² because the administration of this service not only supplies the wants of the saints, but also abounds in many thanksgivings to God; ¹³ (since through the proof which this service gives, they glorify God for your acknowledged subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution for them, and for all;) ¹⁴ and in their prayer for you, since they have strong affection for you on account of the eminent grace of God that is in you.

²⁸ Let him that steals, steal no more: but rather let labor, working with his hands that which is good, that he may have something to give to him that has need.

¹⁰ having a good reputation for good works; if she has borne children, if she has entertained strangers, if she has washed the saints feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.

¹⁷ Charge those who are rich in this age, that they be not proud, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us all things richly for our enjoyment, ¹⁸ that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, liberal, ¹⁹ treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

⁷ For we have great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

¹⁰ For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work, and the love which you have shown for his name by having ministered to the saints, and by continuing to minister.

¹ Let brotherly love continue. ² Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for, by this means, some have unconsciously entertained angels. ³ Remember those who are in bonds, as if you yourselves had been bound, and those who suffer affliction, since you yourselves are in the body.

¹⁶ But forget not to do good, and to be liberal: for with such, sacrifices God is well pleased.

²⁷ Religion, pure and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

¹⁵ If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, ¹⁶ and any of you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, and yet give them not the things that are needful for the body, what does this profit them?

⁹ Be hospitable, one to another, without murmuring. ¹⁰ As each has received a gift, minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

¹⁶ By this we know the love of Christ, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. ¹⁷ Whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother have need, and shuts his heart against him, how dwells the love of God in him? ¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth. ¹⁹ And by this we know that we are of the truth; and we shall have our hearts at rest before him:

⁵ Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do to the brethren, and to strangers, ⁶ who have testified to your love before the church: if you conduct these on their journey, in a manner worthy of God, you will do well: ⁷ for, on account of his name, they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸ We, there fore, ought to receive such, that we may be fellow-helpers to the truth.