Charity begins at home
I am trying to find the meaning/origen of the saying "Charity begins at home" Thanks!
The Oxford English Dictionary explains the phrase this way: "used to express the prior claims of the ties of family, friendship, etc., to a man's consideration (cf. I Tim. v. 8, etc.)." It gives quotations showing the use of this phrase or variants of it from 1382 through 1798.
I looked up the Biblical passage, and it didn't help.
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