The Corporal Works of Mercy are oriented toward the body. Six of the seven are mentioned in Matthew 25:31-40 - although not precisely - as the reason for the salvation of the saved, while Matthew 25:41-46 exhorts the omission of them as the reason for damnation. As deprivation of burial was viewed with horror by the Jews, the seventh Corporal Work of Mercy (Tobit 1:17-19) was later added.
The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy and their Holy Scripture references are:
1. Feed the Hungry
↦ Proverbs 22:9
↦ Isaiah 58:10
↦ Kings 4:42-44
↦ Matthew 14:15-21; 25:35
↦ Luke 3:11; 9:12-17
↦ John 6:35
2. Give Drink to the Thirsty
↦ Isaiah 55:1
↦ Matthew 25:35
↦ John 6:35
↦ John 7:37-39
↦ Revelation 21:6; 22:17
3. Clothe the Naked
↦ Matthew 25:36
4. Shelter the Homeless
↦ Matthew 25:35
5. Visit the Sick
↦ Matthew 25:36
6. Visit the Imprisoned
↦ Matthew 25:36
7. Bury the Dead
↦ Tobit 1:17-19
