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how do jesus' teachings in the new testament relate to caring for the 'fatherless, widow, and foreigner'?

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Matthew 25:40

The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

This verse comes from a larger teaching by Jesus, often called the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, found in Matthew's Gospel. In this parable, Jesus describes a future judgment where people are separated based on how they treated the hungry, thirsty, strangers, naked, sick, and imprisoned.

What does it mean for our actions towards others to be simultaneously actions towards Jesus?

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  • Deuteronomy 10:18-19

    This passage highlights God's own care for the fatherless, widow, and foreigner, and commands Israel to do the same.

  • James 1:27

    This New Testament verse defines 'pure religion' as caring for orphans and widows in their distress.

  • Isaiah 1:17

    The prophet calls for seeking justice, correcting oppression, and defending the cause of the fatherless and widow.

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