How JESUS loved the poor

 Luke 19:10

King James Version

10 For the Son of man is come to seek 

and to save that which was lost.

The poor in this post refers to the impoverished, the downtrodden, the sick, the forgotten.

Here's how JESUS loved the poor:

Matthew 5:42

King James Version

42 Give to him that asketh thee, 

and from him that would borrow of thee 

turn not thou away.

Matthew 19:21

King James Version

21 Jesus said unto him, 

If thou wilt be perfect, 

go and sell that thou hast, 

and give to the poor, 

and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: 

and come and follow me.

Matthew 25:31-46

King James Version

31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, 

and all the holy angels with him, 

then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: 

and he shall separate them one from another, 

as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, 

but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall the King say unto them 

on his right hand, 

Come, ye blessed of my Father, 

inherit the kingdom prepared for you 

from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: 

I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: 

I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: 

I was sick, and ye visited me: 

I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, 

saying, 

Lord, 

when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? 

or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? 

or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, 

or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, 

Verily I say unto you, 

Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one 

of the least of these my brethren, 

ye have done it unto me.

41 Then shall he say also unto them 

on the left hand, 

Depart from me, 

ye cursed, into everlasting fire, 

prepared for the devil and his angels:

42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: 

I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: 

naked, and ye clothed me not: 

sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, 

Lord, when saw we thee an hungred,

 or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, 

or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, 

Verily I say unto you, 

Inasmuch as ye did it not to one 

of the least of these, 

ye did it not to me.

46 And these shall go away 

into everlasting punishment: 

but the righteous into life eternal.

Mark 14:7

King James Version

7 For ye have the poor with you always, 

and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: 

but me ye have not always.

Luke 3:10-11

King James Version

10 And the people asked him, saying, 

What shall we do then?

11 He answereth and saith unto them, 

He that hath two coats, 

let him impart to him that hath none; 

and he that hath meat, 

let him do likewise.

Luke 3:12-13

King James Version

12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, 

and said unto him, 

Master, 

what shall we do?

13 And he said unto them, 

Exact no more 

than that which is appointed you.

Luke 4:17-21

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17 And there was delivered unto him 

the book of the prophet Esaias. 

And when he had opened the book, 

he found the place where it was written,

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, 

because he hath anointed me 

to preach the gospel to the poor; 

he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, 

to preach deliverance to the captives, 

and recovering of sight to the blind, 

to set at liberty them that are bruised,

19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

20 And he closed the book, 

and he gave it again to the minister, 

and sat down. 

And the eyes of all them that were 

in the synagogue 

were fastened on him.

21 And he began to say unto them, 

This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

Luke 6:20

King James Version

20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, 

and said, 

Blessed be ye poor: 

for yours is the kingdom of God.

Luke 7:22

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22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, 

Go your way, 

and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; 

how that the blind see, 

the lame walk, 

the lepers are cleansed, 

the deaf hear, 

the dead are raised, 

to the poor the gospel is preached.

Luke 6:21

King James Version

21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: 

for ye shall be filled. 

Blessed are ye that weep now: 

for ye shall laugh.

Luke 12:33-34

King James Version

33 Sell that ye have, 

and give alms; 

provide yourselves bags which wax not old, 

a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, 

where no thief approacheth, 

neither moth corrupteth.

34 For where your treasure is, 

there will your heart be also.

Luke 14:13-14

King James Version

13 But when thou makest a feast, 

call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

14 And thou shalt be blessed; 

for they cannot recompense thee: 

for thou shalt be recompensed 

at the resurrection of the just.

Luke 21:1-4

King James Version

21 And he looked up, 

and saw the rich men 

casting their gifts into the treasury.

2 And he saw also a certain poor widow 

casting in thither two mites.

3 And he said, 

Of a truth I say unto you, 

that this poor widow 

hath cast in more than they all:

4 For all these have of their abundance 

cast in unto the offerings of God: 

but she of her penury hath cast in 

all the living that she had.

John 13:34-35

King James Version

34 A new commandment I give unto you, 

That ye love one another; 

as I have loved you, 

that ye also love one another.

35 By this shall all men know 

that ye are my disciples, 

if ye have love one to another.