James 1:27: "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."1

1 Timothy 5:3-16: This passage provides specific instructions for caring for widows, particularly those who are truly needy.

Matthew 25:35-36: "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and2 you looked after me, I was in prison and3 you visited me."

Luke 14:13: "But when you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your wealthy neighbors; otherwise, they may invite you in return and you will be repaid. Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Because they cannot repay you,4 you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."