immigrants

³³If a newcomer lives in your land and abides among you, do not reproach him, ³⁴but let him be among you like one native born. And you shall love him as yourselves. For you were also newcomers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

¹⁹Cursed be he who subverts the judgment of the new arrival, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say: Amen.

²¹You shall not harass the newcomer, nor shall you afflict him. For you yourselves were once newcomers in the land of Egypt.

²⁹But since he wanted to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ³⁰Then Jesus, taking this up, said: “A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he happened upon robbers, who now also plundered him. And inflicting him with wounds, they went away, leaving him behind, half-alive. ³¹And it happened that a certain priest was descending along the same way. And seeing him, he passed by. ³²And similarly a Levite, when he was near the place, also saw him, and he passed by. ³³But a certain Samaritan, being on a journey, came near him. And seeing him, he was moved by mercy. ³⁴And approaching him, he bound up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. And setting him on his pack animal, he brought him to an inn, and he took care of him.

¹⁴And getting up, he took the boy and his mother by night, and withdrew into Egypt.

²²And when you will have harvested the grain fields of your land, you shall not cut it down all the way to the ground; neither shall you gather the remnants of the ears of grain, but you shall leave these for paupers and strangers. I am the Lord your God.

²⁶Keep my ordinances and judgments, and do not do any of these abominations: the native born, as well as the settler, who sojourns among you.

³Remember those who are prisoners, just as if you were imprisoned with them, and those who endure hardships, just as if you were in their place. ⁴May marriage be honorable in every way, and may the marriage bed be immaculate. For God will judge fornicators and adulterers. ⁵Let your behavior be without avarice; be content with what you are offered. For he himself has said, “I will not abandon you, and I will not neglect you.” ⁶So then, we may confidently say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.” ⁷Remember your leaders, who have spoken the Word of God to you, whose faith you imitate, by observing the goal of their way of life: ⁸Jesus Christ, yesterday and today; Jesus Christ forever.

⁴⁸And if any sojourner will be willing to cross over into your settlement, and to keep the Passover of the Lord, all his males shall first be circumcised, and then he shall celebrate the rite. And he shall be just like a native of the land. But if any man is not circumcised, he shall not eat from it. ⁴⁹The law shall be the same for the native born and for the settler who sojourns with you.”

²²And you shall distribute it by lot as an inheritance, for yourselves and for the new arrival who will be added to you, who will conceive sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the indigenous among the sons of Israel. They shall divide the possession with you, in the midst of the tribes of Israel.