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Exodus 23:9-12

9 “Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt.

10 Sabbath Laws
“For six years you are to sow your fields and harvest the crops,

11 but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.

12 “Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the slave born in your household, and the alien as well, may be refreshed.

Cross References for Exodus 23:9-12

Genesis 15:13 - Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a count... Click to read the verse Genesis 15:13 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:13

Deuteronomy 10:19 - And you are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:19 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:19

Exodus 22:21 - “Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt. Click to read the verse Exodus 22:21 Click to read the verse Exodus 22:21

Deuteronomy 23:7 - Do not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:7 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:7

Exodus 21:21 - but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his pr... Click to read the verse Exodus 21:21 Click to read the verse Exodus 21:21

Hebrews 4:15 - For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have o... Click to read the verse Hebrews 4:15 Click to read the verse Hebrews 4:15

Zechariah 7:10 - Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10

Leviticus 19:33 - “‘When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:33 Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:33

Leviticus 25:35 - “‘If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him a... Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:35 Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:35

Ezekiel 22:7 - In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the alien ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:7

Deuteronomy 24:17 - Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:17 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:17

Deuteronomy 27:19 - “Cursed is the man who withholds justice from the alien, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 27:19 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 27:19

Ezekiel 18:7 - He does not oppress anyone, but returns what he took in pledge for a loan. He does not commit r... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:7

Psalms 94:6 - They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless. Click to read the verse Psalms 94:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 94:6

Matthew 18:33 - Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ Click to read the verse Matthew 18:33 Click to read the verse Matthew 18:33

Hebrews 2:17-18 - For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become... Click to read the verse Hebrews 2:17-18 Click to read the verse Hebrews 2:17-18

Deuteronomy 24:14-18 - Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite o... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:14-18 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:14-18

Ezekiel 22:29 - The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy a... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:29 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:29

Deuteronomy 23:16 - Let him live among you wherever he likes and in whatever town he chooses. Do not oppress him. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:16