- their brethren:
- "And if¹ thy brotherª be waxen poor,ª° and fallen in decayª°¹ with¹ thee;² then thou shalt relieveª° him: [yea, though he be] a stranger,ª or a sojourner;ª that he may live²¹ with¹ thee. ... Thou shalt not¹ giveª° him¹ thy moneyª upon usury,ª nor¹ lendª° him thy victualsª for increase.ª" {Lev 25:35-37} + "If¹ there be¹ among you a poor manª of oneª¹ of thy brethrenª within anyª of thy gatesª in thy landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, thou shalt not¹ hardenª°¹ thine heart,ª nor¹ shutª°¹ thine handª from thy poorª brother:ª¹ ... For¹ the poorª shall never¹ ceaseª° out ofª¹ the land:ª therefore¹¹ I¹ commandª° thee, saying,ª° Thou shalt openª°¹ thine handª wideª° unto thy brother,ª to thy poor,ª and to thy needy,ª in thy land.ª" {Deu 15:7-11} + "Andª the¹ nextª° dayª he shewed himselfª° unto themª as they strove,ª° andª would have set²° them² at² one again,ª¹¹¹ saying,ª° Sirs,ª yeª areª° brethren;ª whyª do ye wrongª° one to another?ª" {Act 7:26} + "Butª brotherª goeth to lawª° withª brother,ª andª thatª beforeª the unbelievers.ª ... Nay,ª yeª do wrong,ª° andª defraud,ª° andª thatª [your] brethren.ª" {1Co 6:6-8}
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