The Eighth Commandment Leviticus 25:35-38 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live ...

The Eighth Commandment Leviticus 19:33, 34 “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: ...

The Eighth Commandment Exodus 22:21-24 “You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, and my wrath ...

The Eighth Commandment 8.5 Do justice to the poor, the sojourners, and the needy Do not neglect, and do not take advantage of, the poor and needy; rather, make it possible for them to know justice and provision with dignity. Deuteronomy 15:11 “‘For there will never cease to be poor in the ...

The Eighth Commandment 8.4 Punish kidnappers No one has the right to deprive another of his liberty in an unlawful manner. Exodus 21:16 “Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death.” Deuteronomy 24:7 “‘If a man is found stealing one of his brothers, ...

The Eighth Commandment Leviticus 24:21a “Whoever kills an animal shall make it good…” Leviticus 24:18 “Whoever takes an animal’s life shall make it good, life for life.” Deuteronomy 23:24, 25 “‘If you go into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any ...

The Eighth Commandment 8.3 Preserve personal property These statutes provide for restitution of stolen property and direct us to love even our enemies by caring for their property. Leviticus 19:13 “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him.” Exodus 22:2, 3 “If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he ...

The Eighth Commandment Deuteronomy 12:19 “‘Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.’” Deuteronomy 14:27 “‘And you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.’” 1 Corinthians 9:3-14 Exodus 22:9 “For every breach of trust, ...

The Eighth Commandment Exodus 22:26, 27 “If ever you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to ...

The Eighth Commandment Exodus 21:18, 19 “When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed, then if the man rises again and walks outdoors with his staff, he who struck him shall be clear; only ...