Deuteronomy 15:11 Cross References - ISV

¹¹ Since poor people won’t cease to exist in the land, therefore I’m commanding you: Be sure to be generous to your poor and needy relatives in your land.”

⁸ Instead, be sure to open your hand to him and lend him enough to lessen his need.

² The rich and the poor have this in common— the LORD created both of them.

⁴² Give to the person who asks you for something, and do not turn away from the person who wants to borrow something from you.”

¹¹ You’ll always have the destitute with you, but you’ll not always have me.

⁷ because you’ll always have the destitute with you and can help them whenever you want, but you won’t always have me.

³³ “Sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don’t wear out—a dependable treasure in heaven, where no thief can get close and no moth can destroy anything.

⁸ because you will always have the destitute with you, but you won’t always have me.”

⁴⁵ They made it their practice to sell their possessions and goods and to distribute the proceeds to anyone who was in need.

³² The Believers Share Their PossessionsNow all the believers were one in heart and soul, and nobody called any of his possessions his own. Instead, they shared everything they owned. ³³ With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was on them all, ³⁴ since none of them needed anything, because everyone who had land or houses would sell them and bring the money received for the things sold ³⁵ and lay it at the apostles’ feet. Then it was distributed to anyone who needed it.

²⁸ One of them named Agabus got up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine all over the world. This happened during the reign of Claudius. ²⁹ So all of the disciples decided they would send a contribution to the brothers living in Judea, as they were able, ³⁰ by sending it through Barnabas and Saul to the elders.

² In spite of their terrible ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and deep poverty have led them to be abundantly generous. ³ I can testify that by their own free will they have given to the utmost of their ability, yes, even beyond their ability. ⁴ They begged us earnestly for the privilege of participating in this ministry to the saints. ⁵ We did not expect that! They gave themselves to the Lord first and then to us, since this was God’s will. ⁶ So we urged Titus to finish this work of kindness among you in the same way that he had started it. ⁷ Indeed, the more your faith, speech, knowledge, enthusiasm, and love for us increase, the more we want you to be rich in this work of kindness.
⁸ I am not commanding you but testing the genuineness of your love by the enthusiasm of others. ⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. Although he was rich, for your sakes he became poor, so that you, through his poverty, might become rich.

¹⁶ This is how we have come to know love: the Messiah gave his life for us. We, too, ought to give our lives for our brothers. ¹⁷ Whoever has earthly possessions and notices a brother in need and yet withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God be present in him? ¹⁸ Little children, we must stop expressing love merely by our words and manner of speech; we must love also in action and in truth.