Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And if a brother or sister be naked and want daily food: James 2:5 Hearken, my dearest brethren: Hath not God chosen the poor in this world, rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him? Job 31:16-21 If I have denied to the poor what they desired, and have made the eyes of the widow wait: . . . Isaiah 58:7,10 Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh. . . . Ezekiel 18:7 And hath not wronged any man: but hath restored the pledge to the debtor, hath taken nothing away by violence: hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment: Matthew 25:35-40 For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in: . . . Mark 14:7 For the poor you have always with you: and whensoever you will, you may do them good: but me you have not always. Luke 3:11 And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner. Acts 9:29 He spoke also to the Gentiles and disputed with the Greeks. But they sought to kill him. Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned, they were cut asunder, they were tempted, they were put to death by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being in want, distressed, afflicted: Context Faith and Works14What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works? Shall faith be able to save him? 15And if a brother or sister be naked and want daily food: 16And one of you say to them: Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body, what shall it profit?… Cross References Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in: Matthew 25:36 Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me. Luke 3:11 And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner. 1 John 3:17 He that hath the substance of this world and shall see his brother in need and shall shut up his bowels from him: how doth the charity of God abide in him? Lexicon Supposeἐὰν (ean) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. a brother ἀδελφὸς (adelphos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. sister ἀδελφὴ (adelphē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 79: A sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman. Fem of adephos; a sister. is ὑπάρχωσιν (hyparchōsin) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 5225: To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb). without clothes γυμνοὶ (gymnoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 1131: Rarely: stark-naked; generally: wearing only the under-garment; bare, open, manifest; mere. Of uncertain affinity; nude. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. daily ἐφημέρου (ephēmerou) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2184: For the day, daily, necessary for every day. From epi and hemera; for a day, i.e. Diurnal. food. τροφῆς (trophēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 5160: Food, nourishment, maintenance. From trepho; nourishment; by implication, rations. Additional Translations Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. Now if a brother or a sister is without clothes and lacking of daily food, If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food, If a brother or sister be naked, and in lack of daily food, If a brother or sister is naked, and destitute of daily food, Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food, And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food, Jump to Previous Christian Clad Clothes Clothing Daily Day's Destitute Food Ill-Clad Lack Naked Need Poorly Sister SupposeJump to Next Christian Clad Clothes Clothing Daily Day's Destitute Food Ill-Clad Lack Naked Need Poorly Sister SupposeExternal Links James 2:15 NIVJames 2:15 NLT James 2:15 ESV James 2:15 NASB James 2:15 ASV James 2:15 Bible Apps James 2:15 Biblia Paralela James 2:15 Chinese Bible James 2:15 French Bible James 2:15 German Bible Alphabetical: a and brother clothes clothing daily food If in is need of or sister Suppose without NT Letters: James 2:15 And if a brother or sister (Ja Jas. 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