Deuteronomy 24:17-18

New International Version

¹⁷Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless^(A) of justice,^(B) or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. ¹⁸Remember that you were slaves in Egypt^(C) and the Lord your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this.

Read full chapter

Isaiah 1:16-17

New International Version

¹⁶Wash^(A) and make yourselves clean.
    Take your evil deeds out of my sight;^(B)
    stop doing wrong.^(C)
¹⁷Learn to do right;^(D) seek justice.^(E)
    Defend the oppressed.^[a]^(F)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;^(G)
    plead the case of the widow.^(H)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor

Jeremiah 5:26-29

New International Version

²⁶“Among my people are the wicked^(A)
    who lie in wait^(B) like men who snare birds
    and like those who set traps^(C) to catch people.
²⁷Like cages full of birds,
    their houses are full of deceit;^(D)
they have become rich^(E) and powerful
²⁸    and have grown fat^(F) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;^(G)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.^(H)
²⁹Should I not punish them for this?”
    declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge^(I) myself
    on such a nation as this?

Read full chapter

Acts 4:32-35

New International Version

The Believers Share Their Possessions

³²All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.^(A) ³³With great power the apostles continued to testify^(B) to the resurrection^(C) of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace^(D) was so powerfully at work in them all ³⁴that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them,^(E) brought the money from the sales ³⁵and put it at the apostles’ feet,^(F) and it was distributed to anyone who had need.^(G)