Deuteronomy 10:17-19
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17 For the Lord, your God, is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who has no favorites, accepts no bribes,(A) 18 who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving them food and clothing.(B) 19 So you too should love the resident alien, for that is what you were in the land of Egypt.(C)
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Deuteronomy 15:15
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15 For remember that you too were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the Lord, your God, redeemed you. That is why I am giving you this command today.(A)
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Deuteronomy 24:22
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22 For remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt; that is why I command you to do this.
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Deuteronomy 27:19
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19 “Cursed be anyone who deprives the resident alien, the orphan or the widow of justice!”(A) And all the people shall answer, “Amen!”
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Exodus 22:21-24
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21 You shall not wrong any widow or orphan. 22 If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me, I will surely listen to their cry. 23 My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword; then your own wives will be widows, and your children orphans.
24 (A)If you lend money to my people, the poor among you, you must not be like a money lender; you must not demand interest from them.
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Exodus 23:9
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9 You shall not oppress a resident alien; you well know how it feels to be an alien, since you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt.(A)
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