Deuteronomy 22:1

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Summary

Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.

Thou shalt

Hide thyself

Luke 10:31

General references

Exodus 23:4

Bible References

Thou shalt

If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him

You have not made the diseased ones strong or made well that which was ill; you have not put bands on the broken or got back that which had been sent away or made search for the wandering ones; and the strong you have been ruling cruelly.

But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,

But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.

What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error,

Because, like sheep, you had gone out of the way; but now you have come back to him who keeps watch over your souls.

Hide thyself

Do the same with his ass or his robe or anything which has gone from your brother's keeping and which you have come across: do not keep it to yourself.

And if the people of the land do not take note of that man when he gives his offspring to Molech, and do not put him to death,

Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.

He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

And I will be waiting for the Lord, whose face is veiled from the house of Jacob, and I will be looking for him.

Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.

General references

If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him