Exodus 22:21
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21 (A)“You shall neither mistreat a [a]stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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- Exodus 22:21 sojourner
Deuteronomy 10:19
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19 Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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Exodus 23:9
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9 “Also (A)you shall not oppress a [a]stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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- Exodus 23:9 sojourner
Leviticus 19:33
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33 ‘And (A)if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.
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Zechariah 7:10
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10 (A)Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
The alien or the poor.
(B)Let none of you plan evil in his heart
Against his brother.’
Malachi 3:5
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5 And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
(A)Against perjurers,
Against those who (B)exploit wage earners and (C)widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
Jeremiah 7:6
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6 if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, (A)or walk after other gods to your hurt,
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Deuteronomy 23:7
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7 “You shall not abhor an Edomite, (A)for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because (B)you were an alien in his land.
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Leviticus 25:35
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Lending to the Poor
35 ‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and [a]falls into poverty among you, then you shall (A)help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.
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- Leviticus 25:35 Lit. his hand fails
Exodus 20:2
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2 (A)“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, (B)out of the house of [a]bondage.
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- Exodus 20:2 slaves
Jeremiah 22:3
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3 Thus says the Lord: (A)“Execute[a] judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the (B)fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
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- Jeremiah 22:3 Dispense justice
Deuteronomy 15:15
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15 (A)You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today.
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