- the stranger:
- "And thou shalt rejoiceª° beforeª the LORDª thy God,ª thou,¹ and thy son,ª and thy daughter,ª and thy manservant,ª and thy maidservant,ª and the Leviteª that¹ [is] within thy gates,ª and the stranger,ª and the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª that¹ [are] amongª you, in the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath chosenª° to placeª° his nameª there.¹" {Deu 16:11} + "And thou shalt rejoiceª° in thy feast,ª thou,¹ and thy son,ª and thy daughter,ª and thy manservant,ª and thy maidservant,ª and the Levite,ª the stranger,ª and the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª that¹ [are] within thy gates.ª" {Deu 16:14} + "When¹ thou cuttest downª° thine harvestª in thy field,ª and hast forgotª° a sheafª in the field,ª thou shalt not¹ go againª° to fetchª° it: it shall be¹ for the stranger,ª for the fatherless,ª and for the widow:ª that¹ the LORDª thy Godª may blessª° thee in all¹ the workª of thine hands.ª ... When¹ thou gatherest²° the grapes¹ of thy vineyard,ª thou shalt not¹ gleanª° [it] afterward:ª it shall be¹ for the stranger,ª for the fatherless,ª and for the widow.ª" {Deu 24:19-21} + "When¹ thou hast made an endª° of tithingª°¹ all¹ the tithesª of thine increaseª the thirdª year,ª [which is] the yearª of tithing,ª and hast givenª° [it] unto the Levite,ª the stranger,ª the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª that they may eatª° within thy gates,ª and be filled;ª° ... Then thou shalt sayª° beforeª the LORDª thy God,ª I have brought awayª° the hallowed thingsª out of¹ [mine] house,ª and also¹ have givenª° them unto the Levite,ª and unto the stranger,ª to the fatherless,ª and to the widow,ª according to all¹ thy commandmentsª which¹ thou hast commandedª° me: I have not¹ transgressedª° thy commandments,ª¹ neither¹ have I forgottenª° [them]:" {Deu 26:12-13} + "Thou shalt neither¹ vexª° a stranger,ª nor¹ oppressª° him: for¹ ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.ª ... And my wrathª shall wax hot,ª° and I will killª° you with the sword;ª and your wivesª shall be¹ widows,ª and your childrenª fatherless.ª" {Exd 22:21-24} + "[But] the strangerª that dwellethª° with¹ you shall be¹ unto you as one born² among¹¹ you, and thou shalt loveª° him as thyself;¹ for¹ ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt:ª I¹ [am] the LORDª your God.ª" {Lev 19:34} + "If¹ I have withheldª° the poorª from [their] desire,ª¹ or have caused the eyesª of the widowª to fail;ª° ... [Then] let mine armª fallª° from my shoulder blade,ª¹ and mine armª be brokenª° from the bone.ª¹" {Job 31:16-22} + "Thenª said¹ he²° alsoª to him that badeª° him,ª Whenª thou makestª° a dinnerª orª a supper,ª callª° notª thyª friends,ª norª thyª brethren,ª neitherª thyª kinsmen,ª norª [thy] richª neighbours;ª lestª theyª alsoª bid²° thee² again,ª°¹ andª a recompenceª be madeª° thee.ª ... Andª thou shalt beª° blessed;ª forª they cannotªª° recompenseª° thee:ª forª thouª shalt be recompensedª° atª the¹ resurrectionª of the¹ just.ª" {Lke 14:12-14} + "Be²° not² forgetfulª°¹ to entertain strangers:ª forª therebyªª someª have entertainedª° angelsª unawares.ª°" {Hbr 13:2} + "Pureª religionª andª undefiledª beforeª Godª andª the Fatherª isª° this,ª To visitª° the fatherlessª andª widowsª inª theirª affliction,ª [and] to keepª° himselfª unspottedª fromª the¹ world.ª" {Jms 1:27}
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