Widows: Though Poor, May be Liberal
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Mark 12:42,43
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
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Liberality to the Poor is Recommended by the Example of the Widow ...
... concludes the chapter by an exhortation to widows to be ... fall from the groaning floor;
but though the harvests ... her dear children, and to minister to the poor. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter v liberality to the.htm

Peculiarities of Tennessee Synod.
... whose ministers they affect to be"for He was poor; He appeared ... hard to procure money
to fill this treasury, of which, though, their widows and orphans ...
/.../bente/american lutheranism/peculiarities of tennessee synod.htm

Letter cxxv. To Rusticus.
... maiden sisters and unite themselves to strange widows. ... of Zarephath, [3510] feeds
others though hungry himself. ... substance to meet the needs of Christ's poor. ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cxxv to rusticus.htm

On Kindness and Its Several Parts, Namely, Good-Will and ...
... to help one who presses very hardly on widows and orphans ... whoever has stayed the
hunger of the poor has lightened ... Again he says, as though to the good: "For ye ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xxx on kindness and.htm

Entering the Kingdom
... he may give his goods to feed the poor, and it ... value in it"cups of cold water and
widows' mites lying ... It was really a prayer, though it sounded like a vaunt ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/entering the kingdom.htm

2 Cor. Ix. 1
... For, saith He, "there were many widows in the days of Elias ... us "scatter abroad,"
let us "give to the poor" as we ... to come to us; yet through it, though not with ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xix 2 cor ix.htm

Slavery of Redemptioners.
... Old and married people, widows and the frail, nobody ... but poor, naked, and weak, looking
as though they were ... bleed seeing and hearing how these poor human beings ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/bente/american lutheranism/slavery of redemptioners.htm

Matt. xx. 29, 30
... bread and raiment, scarcely would one poor person fall ... Yet nevertheless, though in
such great abundance of ... the very rich, consider how many widows it succors ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily lxvi matt xx 29.htm

The Fifth Book
... Meanwhile the poor are being robbed, widows groan, orphans ... do not repent of their
expatriation, for they would rather live as free men, though in seeming ...
//christianbookshelf.org/salvian/on the government of god/the fifth book.htm

A Discourse of Mercifulness
... to the wall.' Hear the orphans' cry; pity the widows' tears ... Nay more, you may be
helpful to the poor in stirring ... So though you do not have an estate yourself to ...
/.../15 a discourse of mercifulness.htm

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What does the Bible say about how widows are to be treated? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about orphans and widows? | GotQuestions.org

What is pure and undefiled religion (James 1:27)? | GotQuestions.org

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Widows: Intermarrying With, of Kings Considered Treason

Widows: Laws Respecting: Bound to Perform Their Vows

Widows: Laws Respecting: Not to be Oppressed

Widows: Laws Respecting: Not to Intermarry With Priests

Widows: Laws Respecting: Raiment of, not to be Taken in Pledge by Creditors

Widows: Laws Respecting: To be Allowed to Glean in Fields and Vineyards

Widows: Laws Respecting: To Have a Share of the Triennial Tithe

Widows: Laws Respecting: To Share in Public Rejoicings

Widows: Laws Respecting: when Daughters of Priests and Childless to Partake of The

Widows: Laws Respecting: when Left Childless, to be Married by Their Husband's

Widows: Not to be Deplored By, Considered a Great Calamity

Widows: Often Devoted Themselves Entirely to God's Service

Widows: Reproach Connected With

Widows: Saints: Cause Joy To

Widows: Saints: Disappoint Not

Widows: Saints: Relieve

Widows: should be Allowed to Share in Our Blessings

Widows: should be Honored, If Widows Indeed

Widows: should be Pleaded For

Widows: should be Relieved by the Church

Widows: should be Relieved by Their Friends

Widows: should be Visited in Affliction

Widows: should not Be: Afflicted

Widows: should not Be: Deprived of Raiment in Pledge

Widows: should not Be: Oppressed

Widows: should not Be: Treated With Violence

Widows: Specially Taken Care of by the Church

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Widows: The Wicked: Make a Prey of

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Widows: The Wicked: Send, Away Empty

Widows: The Wicked: Slay

Widows: The Wicked: Take Pledges From

Widows: The Wicked: Vex

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Widows: Woe to Those Who Oppress

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