Leviticus 19:33
““‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.”
What does Leviticus 19:33 mean?
When you live alongside someone from another place or background, the call here is simple: treat them fairly and with dignity. The instruction assumes what was true then and remains true now: strangers and foreigners can be vulnerable to mistreatment precisely because they're outside their home community and may lack the protection of family connections. This wasn't just a suggestion in ancient Israel; it was woven into God's law, placed right alongside rules about neighbors and community life, which tells us something important about where justice belongs.