35 Bible Verses About Community Outreach

And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

Deuteronomy 14:29KJV

And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

Genesis 24:19KJV

Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 24:22KJV

And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

Numbers 34:26KJV

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

Deuteronomy 10:18KJV

Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.

Deuteronomy 12:19KJV

When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

Deuteronomy 24:20KJV

And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.

Deuteronomy 31:15KJV

And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

Numbers 11:17KJV

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Exodus 23:6KJV

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

Leviticus 19:9KJV

And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

Judges 19:20KJV

And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.

Leviticus 27:30KJV

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

Deuteronomy 15:11KJV

And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

Deuteronomy 14:27KJV

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis 22:18KJV

One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

Exodus 12:49KJV

Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

Deuteronomy 15:14KJV

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:10KJV

Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 10:19KJV

And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.

Numbers 34:25KJV

And every man’s hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.

Numbers 5:10KJV

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Exodus 22:22KJV

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.

Leviticus 19:33KJV

And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

Deuteronomy 1:24KJV

And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.

Numbers 13:25KJV

Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.

Deuteronomy 22:4KJV

Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.

1 Samuel 21:3KJV

And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

Numbers 13:17KJV

And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

Ruth 2:16KJV

And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

Exodus 18:22KJV

Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

Deuteronomy 20:15KJV

And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

Genesis 18:26KJV

And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

Genesis 24:33KJV

One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

Numbers 15:16KJV
Let these sacred words not merely reside as ink upon the page, but ignite within us a burning charity, an unquenchable zeal for our neighbour. The Scriptures reveal that true faith is not a static possession, but a dynamic effusion, a love poured out upon the world God so cherishes. To reach out is not an optional addendum to piety, but its very pulse. It is in extending the hand of fellowship, offering comfort, sharing burden, and proclaiming hope that we most faithfully mirror the heart of Him who first reached out to us. Contemplation leads inevitably to compassion, and compassion demands action. Let the wisdom gleaned from these verses propel us from silent assent to active participation, transforming our communities as we are ourselves transformed by the grace that compels us to serve. For in serving the least of these, we serve Him.