Bible Verses About Immigrants & the Stranger
Few themes run more consistently through scripture than this one — and few are quoted less often. Again and again, from the law of Moses to the words of Jesus, the Bible commands care for the foreigner, the refugee, the stranger passing through. The reason given is almost always the same: remember that you were strangers once, too. These verses are a quiet reminder of how central welcome is to the faith.
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But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Not merely tolerate — love. And not love at a distance — as one born among you. The standard is the same one given for loving your neighbor.
Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
The command and its reason, in a single breath. Welcome flows from memory — you know what it is to be the outsider.
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Before there is any instruction to welcome, there is a hard line: do not mistreat the foreigner. The bar is set at the floor, then raised.
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Jesus identifies himself with the stranger directly. How we treat the one who arrives with nothing is, he says, how we treat him.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
You never fully know who is standing at your door. Scripture suggests treating every stranger as though they might be more than they appear.
Verses like these surface through the Daily Blessing in The Official Bible Solitaire® — scripture that reminds us what the faith has always asked of us toward one another.
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