But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Deuteronomy 22:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 “You shall not see your neighbor’s donkey or ox fallen on the road and ignore it; you shall help to lift it up. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fall down by the way, and hide from [your duty concerning] them; you shall surely help him to lift them up again. American Standard Version (1901) Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. Common English Bible Don’t just watch your fellow Israelite’s donkey or ox fall down in the road and do nothing about it. You must help your fellow Israelite get the animal up again. Catholic Public Domain Version If you see that your brother's donkey or ox has fallen along the way, you shall not disregard it. Instead, you shall lift it up with him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If thou see thy brother's ass or his ox to be fallen down in the way, thou shalt not slight it, but shalt lift it up with him. |
But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
I will most gladly spend and be spent for you. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
You shall do the same with a neighbor’s donkey; you shall do the same with a neighbor’s garment; and you shall do the same with anything else that your neighbor loses and you find. You may not withhold your help.
“A woman shall not wear a man’s apparel, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for whoever does such things is abhorrent to the Lord your God.
And we urge you, brothers and sisters, to admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them.