Exodus 22:21
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21 “You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.(A)
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Deuteronomy 10:19
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19 You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.(A)
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Exodus 23:9
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9 “You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.(A)
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Leviticus 19:33
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33 “When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien.(A)
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Zechariah 7:10
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10 do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.(A)
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Malachi 3:5
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5 Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Jeremiah 7:6
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6 if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own hurt,(A)
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Deuteronomy 23:7
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7 “You shall not abhor any of the Edomites, for they are your kin. You shall not abhor any of the Egyptians, because you were an alien residing in their land.
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Leviticus 25:35
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35 “If any of your kin fall into difficulty and become dependent on you,[a] you shall support them; they shall live with you as though resident aliens.(A)
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- 25.35 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Exodus 20:2
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2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;(A)
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Jeremiah 22:3
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3 Thus says the Lord: Act with justice and righteousness and deliver from the hand of the oppressor anyone who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the alien, the orphan, and the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place.(A)
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Deuteronomy 15:15
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15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; for this reason I lay this command upon you today.(A)
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