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and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not seek justice. They do not promote the case of the fatherless; they do not defend the just cause of the poor.
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He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the LORD.
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“ ‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
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The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice.
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You levy a straw tax on the poor and impose a tax on their grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine.
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For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.
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Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land,
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saying, “When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?”— skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales,
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buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat.
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“This is what the LORD Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.
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Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’
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“So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me,” says the LORD Almighty.
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My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
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Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.
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If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,”
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have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
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But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?
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Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?
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Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.
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Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.
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Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.
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Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
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You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.
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You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.
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The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
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It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
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Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
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Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.
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Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
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Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
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Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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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,
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I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
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“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
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When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
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When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
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“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.’
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“This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
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Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
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The poor you will always have with you,but you will not always have me.
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“But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
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And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
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He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
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“Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.
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And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’
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“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
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“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
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“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
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At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores
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and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
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“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
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In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
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So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
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“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.
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And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
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“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family,
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for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
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“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’
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“ ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
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“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”
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When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
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But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
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Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.
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They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
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And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.
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In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.
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For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,
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they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people.
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And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.
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For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
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Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.
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At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality,
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as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”
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I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
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I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
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I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
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Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.
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But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.
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For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.