Bible verses about "welfare" | MSTC

¹ We which are strong ought to bear the frailness of them which are weak, and not to stand in our own conceits. ² Let every man please his neighbor unto his wealth and edifying.

⁸ Neither took we bread of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, because we would not be grievous to any of you:

¹⁷ Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide aforehand things honest in the sight of all men. ¹⁸ If it be possible, howbeit of your part, have peace with all men. ¹⁹ Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves but give room unto the wrath of God. For it is written, "Vengeance is mine, and I will reward, saith the Lord." ²⁰ Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him: if he thirst, give him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. ²¹ Be not overcome of evil: But overcome evil with goodness.

⁹ When ye reap down the ripe corn of your land, ye shall not reap down the utmost borders of your fields, neither shalt thou gather that which is left behind in thy harvest. ¹⁰ Thou shalt not pluck in all thy vineyard clean, neither gather in the grapes that are overscaped. But thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger. I am the LORD your God.

² fulfil my joy, that ye draw one way, having one love, being of one accord, and of one mind, ³ that nothing be done through strife or vain glory, but that in meekness of mind every man esteem others better than himself, ⁴ and that no man consider his own, but what is mete for others. ⁵ Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus: ⁶ Which, being in the shape of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. ⁷ Nevertheless, he made himself of no reputation, and took on him the shape of a servant, and became like unto men, and was found in his apparel as a man. ⁸ He humbled himself and became obedient unto the death, even the death of the cross.

¹⁴ What availeth it, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, when he hath no deeds? Can faith save him? ¹⁵ If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of daily food, ¹⁶ and one of you say unto them, "Depart in peace, God send you warmness and food," notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body: what helpeth it them? ¹⁷ Even so faith, if it have no deeds, is dead in itself. ¹⁸ Yea, and a man might say, "Thou hast faith, and I have deeds: Show me thy faith by thy deeds: and I will show thee my faith by my deeds." ¹⁹ Believest thou that there is one God? Thou doest well. The devils also believe and tremble. ²⁰ Wilt thou understand, o thou vain man, that faith without deeds is dead? ²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified through works when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar? ²² Thou seest how that faith wrought within his deeds, and through the deeds was the faith made perfect. ²³ And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, "Abraham believed God, and it was reputed unto him for righteousness," and he was called the friend of God. ²⁴ Ye see, then, how that of deeds a man is justified, and not of faith only.

⁶ We require you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution which ye received of us. ⁷ Ye yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: For we behaved not ourselves inordinately among you. ⁸ Neither took we bread of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, because we would not be grievous to any of you: ⁹ not but that we had authority: but to make ourselves an example unto you, to follow us. ¹⁰ For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat. ¹¹ We have heard say, no doubt, that there are some which walk among you inordinately, and work not at all, but are busybodies. ¹² Them that are such, we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness, and eat their own bread.

²⁷ He that giveth unto the poor, shall not want; but he that turneth away his eyes from such as be in necessity, shall suffer great poverty himself.

³⁵ I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to receive the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how that he said, 'It is more blessed to give, than to receive.'"

⁷ When one of thy brethren among you is waxed poor in any of thy cities within thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, see that thou harden not thine heart nor shut to thine hand from thy poor brother: ⁸ But open thine hand unto him and lend him sufficient for his need which he hath. ⁹ And beware that there be not a point of Belial in thine heart, that thou wouldest say, 'The seventh year, the year of freedom is at hand,' and therefore it grieve thee to look on thy poor brother and givest him nought and he then cry unto the LORD against thee and it be sin unto thee. ¹⁰ But give him, and let it not grieve thine heart to give. Because that for that thing, the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works and in all that thou puttest thine hand to. ¹¹ For the land shall never be without poor. Wherefore I command thee, saying, 'Open thine hand unto thy brother that is needy and poor in thy land.'