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Deuteronomy 1:16

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or his resident foreigner.

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Stop judging   according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgement.’


You are to have the same law for the resident foreigner and the native, because I am the Lord your God.’


‘You must not exploit a resident foreigner  or oppress him, since you were resident foreigners in the land of Egypt.


Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant  or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God,  who richly provides us with all things  to enjoy.


I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to observe  these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of favouritism.


The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘The one who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,


The Lord said to Moses, ‘The time of your death is now approaching. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting so that I may commission him.’ When Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting,


On that day Moses commanded the people,


‘Do not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether one of your Israelite brothers or one of the resident foreigners in a town  in your land.


Make him stand before the priest Eleazar and the whole community, and commission  him in their sight.


‘Do not act unjustly  when deciding a case. Do not be partial  to the poor or give preference to the rich;  judge your neighbour fairly.


As you know, like a father with his own children,


You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is just? ’


‘So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and set them over you as leaders: commanders for thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.


‘If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.


Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.





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