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27"But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. 30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:27-31 //New International Version Bible//

The bible makes continual references to good deeds done by followers of Jesus. Most acts of kindness were only introduced in Jesus's time (mainly in his tales to his disciples). The Old Testament rarely mentions acts of charity, focusing on a more vengeful than loving and sharing God. However, despite this, Jesus once brings up a story of the Good Samaritan-

"There once was a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho and on the way robbers attacked him, took what they could use of his clothing, beat him up and left him for dead. There was a priest who happened to be traveling the same road and when he saw the man, he walked by on the other side of the road. Not much later, a Levite walking on the same road saw the man who had been robbed and kept on going.

A Samaritan was traveling that way, and when he saw the man who had been robbed, his heart was filled with pity. (Samaritans were considered unclean by the Jews ) He went to the man's aid, dressed his wounds, put him on his donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. The next day he gave the innkeeper two silver coins and said, 'Take care of him and when I come back this way, I will pay you whatever else you spend on him.'" [|//http://www.carlvasta.com/PQ7.html//]

Christians often use this examle to lead their own lives, as charititable as the Samaritan who helped someone who was a stranger.