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- Luke 6:20-21. Then he looked up at his disciples and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled.
- Luke 4:16-19. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him.
- Matthew 25:34-36. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’
- Mark 10:21-22. Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, ‘You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’
- Proverbs 19:17 ESV / 1,319 helpful votes. Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
- Proverbs 14:31 ESV / 1,025 helpful votes. Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
- Proverbs 22:9 ESV / 981 helpful votes. Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
- Deuteronomy 15:11 ESV / 978 helpful votes. For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’
- “The Poor You Will Always Have”
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- A Hopeful Vision
- A Painful Reality
- Generosity, Not Apathy
In Mark 14:7 (NIV) Jesus says: “The poor you will always have with you” (see also Matt. 26:11 and John 12:8). How should Christians understand this perplexing statement? If poverty will always exist, does that mean any efforts to alleviate poverty—in our own communities and around the world—are in vain?
Jesus is eating at the home of Simon the Leper when a woman pours an expensive flask of perfume over his head. Some of those attending are indignant at what they see as a waste of money. They rebuke her, saying, “This ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor” (Mark 14:5). But Jesus defends her: Jesus i...
In this passage, Jesus quotes from Deuteronomy 15. Moses is reiterating the law to the people of Israel as they stand on the verge of the Promised Land. He warns them not to be hardhearted or tightfisted toward the poor, but to be openhanded (Deut. 15:7–8). He reminds them to cancel debts and release slaves every seven years. Having experienced lib...
But the book of Deuteronomy is also painfully realistic. It reflects on the faithlessness of the generation of Israelites in the wilderness, seeing it not as an aberration but as typical (Deut. 1:26–46; 6:16; 8:1–20). Moses goes on to predict the rebellion of future generations (Deut. 31:14–29). This threat of rebellion is a brooding presence in th...
Only with the reestablishment of God’s rule over the earth at the return of Christ will there be justice and equity. In the meantime there will always be poor people on the earth. But far from being a reason for inaction, the continuing presence of the poor is the basis for the continuingcommand to be openhanded. Deuteronomy 15:11 continues: “There...
- The sheep and the goats. In one provocative parable, Jesus says that when he comes in all his glory and sits on his throne before all the nations, “he will separate the people one from another as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats” (Matthew 25:32 NIV).
- Jesus preached the good news to the poor. When John the Baptist was imprisoned, he sent a message to Jesus: “Are you the Messiah, or should we be expecting someone else?”
- The bleeding woman. In Luke 8, Jesus shows compassion to a woman who’s been impoverished by illness. She’s spent all she had on doctors who couldn’t heal her (Luke 8:43).
- Parable of the Great Banquet. While having dinner at a prominent Pharisee’s house, Jesus tells the host that when they have banquets, they should invite the poor-people who are incapable of returning the favor with an invitation to a banquet of their own (Luke 14:12-14).
God’s persistent concern for the poor and powerless is inherent in the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-56) and the Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:17-26), and indeed throughout Luke’s Gospel. But Jesus brings it to a point in the parable of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31).
Jan 26, 2022 · Jesus loves belief-filled actions, as his saying to a wealthy young man shows: “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me” (Matthew 19:21; see 19:16–30 ESV). The man walks away sorrowful.
Mar 26, 2016 · From these roots, Jesus calls the early Church to commit to seek out the poor and dignify them with their care: “Looking at his disciples he said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God’” (Luke 6:20).
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