...of the principles they had imbibed from him. " When some asked him, What shall we do ? He answered, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none : and he that hath meat, let him do likewise." When publicans (ie tax-gatherers) made the same inquiry,...

...gave it to a poor slave, who attended meetings without one. Thus, literally fulfilling John's precept, "He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none." This doctrine was also afterward recognized in the Discipline of the Society. It is further stated,...

...gave it to a poor slave, who attended meetings without one. Thus, literally fulfilling John's precept, "He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none." This doctrine was also afterward recognized in the Discipline of the Society. It is further stated,...

...10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 1 1 He answereth and saith unto them, d behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blesse ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. 12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said...

...is divorced, committeth adultery. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat let him do likewise. And of him that would take away thy goods, ask them not...

...body. Jesus, the world's Saviour, exhorts His followers not to wear two coats, and He says further: "He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none." Jesus would have pursued a false course, as did all mortals who came before Him and after Him and strove...

...ages and regions. He would have to determine whether such directions as "Be content with your wages"; "He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none"; "Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor"; "Sell that ye have, and give alms," and others...

...to help. As long as the Christian brotherhood was real — vitalized by the Spirit of Him who said, "He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none" — the church had no problem of poverty in the modern sense within its borders. And the attitude toward...

...distributing it to any poor person or persons he met who were more needy than he. Whence in Luke 3:11: "He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none: and he that hath meat, let him do likewise"; understanding by "two coats" and "meat" that which remains...

...the Baptist. "The people asked him, saying, What shall we do, then? He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none . . .'" Lancaster MS 58/A, Fors Clavigera proofs; compare 29.409. 49 Ruskin to Blanche Atkinson, Lucca,...