Leviticus 25:35

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Summary

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

Thy brother

Then

A stranger

Hebrews 13:2

General references

Exodus 22:25

Leviticus 25:48

Deuteronomy 23:19

Bible References

Thy brother

'When thy brother becometh poor, and hath sold his possession, then hath his redeemer who is near unto him come, and he hath redeemed the sold thing of his brother;

'When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;

Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich are many.

Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;

for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'

for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor -- being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.

Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

Then

All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed is for a blessing.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

Good is the man -- gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

'But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

and the disciples, according as any one was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministration to the brethren dwelling in Judea,

to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.

For, indeed, concerning the ministration that is for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you,

only, of the poor that we should be mindful, which also I was diligent -- this very thing -- to do.

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him -- how doth the love of God remain in him?

A stranger

as a native among you is the sojourner to you who is sojourning with you, and thou hast had love to him as to thyself, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt; I am Jehovah your God.

And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, and ye -- ye have known the soul of the sojourner, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

He is doing the judgment of fatherless and widow, and loving the sojourner, to give to him bread and raiment.

for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;

General references

'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

after he hath been sold, there is a right of redemption to him; one of his brethren doth redeem him,

'Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.