Deuteronomy 10:19

19 And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.

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Deuteronomy 10:19 in Other Translations

KJV
19 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
ESV
19 Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
NLT
19 So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.
MSG
19 You must treat foreigners with the same loving care - remember, you were once foreigners in Egypt.
CSB
19 You also must love the foreigner, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 10:19 In-Context

17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
18 He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.
19 And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.
20 Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
21 He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Deuteronomy 7:12
  • 2. S Exodus 22:21; S Deuteronomy 24:19
  • 3. S Leviticus 19:34; Ezekiel 47:22-23
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