Bible Verses About foster care

“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Defend: Heb. Judge”

“Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.”

“He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.”

“And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.”

“But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully .”

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”

“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. relieve: or, righten”

“But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.”

“For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:”

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”

“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Train: or, Catechise in: Heb. in his way”

“She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She: Heb. She spreadeth”

“Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. committeth: Heb. leaveth”

“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”

“He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.”

“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”

“And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. vex: or, oppress”

“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. such: Heb. the sons of destruction”

“(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) her: that is, the widow”