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
Deuteronomy 27:19
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19 (A)‘Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.’
“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
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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
Hebrews 2:17-18
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17 Therefore, in all things He had (A)to be made like His brethren, that He might be (B)a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 (C)For in that He Himself has suffered, being [a]tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
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- Hebrews 2:18 tested
Matthew 18:33
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33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’
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Ezekiel 22:7
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7 In you they have (A)made light of father and mother; in your midst they have (B)oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the [a]fatherless and the widow.
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- Ezekiel 22:7 Lit. orphan
Psalm 94:6
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6 They slay the widow and the stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
Deuteronomy 24:14-18
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14 “You shall not (A)oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates. 15 Each day (B)you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; (C)lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.
16 (D)“Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin.
17 (E)“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, (F)nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge. 18 But (G)you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this thing.
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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 21:21
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21 Notwithstanding, if he remains alive a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his (A)property.
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