Lent Day 13, "I Was A Stranger" Challenge

¹⁴ “Never take advantage of poor and destitute laborers, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns. 
Deuteronomy 24:14

New Living Translation (NLT)

¹⁴ “तिमीहरूले ज्यालामा ल्याएको नोकर जो गरीब र संकष्टमा छ, उसलाई ठग्नु हुँदैन। त्यो नोकर इस्राएली होस् अथवा तिमीहरूकै कुनै शहरमा बस्ने एक विदेशी, एक जना यसमा कुनै फरक पर्दैन।

व्यवस्था 24:14

Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE)

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Lent Day 12, "I Was A Stranger" Challenge

 

¹⁸ He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. ¹⁹ So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

  

Deuteronomy 10:18-19

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Lent Day 11, "I Was A Stranger" Challenge

¹⁶ “At that time I instructed the judges, ‘You must hear the cases of your fellow Israelites and the foreigners living among you. Be perfectly fair in your decisions ¹⁷ and impartial in your judgments. Hear the cases of those who are poor as well as those who are rich. Don’t be afraid of anyone’s anger, for the decision you make is God’s decision. Bring me any cases that are too difficult for you, and I will handle them.’

Deuteronomy 1:16-17

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Lent Day Ten, "I Was A Stranger" Challenge

 

^15-16 There should be no difference throughout the community in this matter—Israelite or not—forever. You and the foreigner dwelling with you are the same, as I see it, so you all should follow the same rules and regulations.”

  

Numbers 15:15-16

The Voice (VOICE)

¹⁵ ਹਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਲਈ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੀਆਂ ਬਿਧੀਆਂ ਹੋਣਗੀਆਂ-ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਵੀ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀਆ ਲਈ ਵੀ। ਇਹ ਬਿਧੀ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਜਾਰੀ ਰਹੇਗੀ। ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਵਿੱਚਕਾਰ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਹੋਣਗੇ। ¹⁶ ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਇਹ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੀ ਕਾਨੂੰਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੀ ਬਿਧੀਆਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੱਲਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਹੀ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਹੀ ਬਿਧੀਆਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਵਿੱਚਕਾਰ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹੋਰਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਵੀ ਹਨ।”

ਗਿਣਤੀ 15:15-16

Punjabi Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-PA)

¹⁵ Từ nay về sau, luật lệ áp dụng cho các ngươi và người ngoại quốc đều giống nhau; trước mặt CHÚA các ngươi và người ngoại quốc đều như nhau. ¹⁶ Những điều giáo huấn và qui tắc cho các ngươi và người ngoại quốc đều như nhau.”

Dân Số 15:15-16

Vietnamese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (BPT)

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Lent Day Nine, "I Was A Stranger" Challenge

²² “This same standard applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God.”

Leviticus 24:22

New Living Translation (NLT)

²² Luật lệ nầy áp dụng cho ngoại kiều cũng như cho các công dân của xứ các ngươi. Ta là Chúa và là Thượng Đế ngươi.”

Lê-vi 24:22

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Lent Day Eight, "I Was A Stranger" Challenge

²² “‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the Lord your God.’”

Leviticus 23:22

New International Version (NIV)

²² »Cuando llegue el tiempo de la cosecha, no sieguen hasta el último rincón del campo ni recojan todas las espigas que queden de la mies. Déjenlas para los pobres y los extranjeros. Yo soy el Señor su Dios.»

Levítico 23:22

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Lent Day Seven, "I Was A Stranger" Challenge

³³ “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. ³⁴ The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:33-34 

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Lent: I Was A Stranger Challenge, Day 6

  In an effort to follow a lenten tradition, I am reading one passage per day for the 40 days of Lent 2013 from the "I Was A Stranger" Challenge:

⁹ “‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. ¹⁰ Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:9-10

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Day Five of Lent: Exodus 23:12

¹² “You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working. This gives your ox and your donkey a chance to rest. It also allows your slaves and the foreigners living among you to be refreshed.

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Day 4: Forty Days of Scripture and Prayer

Exodus 23:9

⁹ “Do not beat an outsider down. You yourselves know how it feels to be outsiders. Remember, you were outsiders in Egypt.

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Day 3: I Was A Stanger Challenge

Exodus 22:21

²¹ “Don’t abuse or take advantage of strangers; you, remember, were once strangers in Egypt.

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Day Two: Exodus 12:49

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⁴⁹ There shall be one law for the native-born and for the stranger or foreigner who sojourns among you.

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Forty Days "I was a Stranger" Challenge

Day One: Genesis 1:27-28

²⁷ So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female, ²⁸ blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals. 

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