Foster Care
8 passages
- Psalm 82:3–4
3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. 4Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
Read it in context - Mark 9:37
“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
Read it in context - Psalm 72:4
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Read it in context - Matthew 18:5
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
Read it in context - 2 Corinthians 9:6–8
6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Read it in context - John 13:34
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
Read it in context - James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Read it in context - Mark 10:14
But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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