What does the Bible say about immigrants?

10 verses about immigrants, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about immigrants

1. Leviticus 19:33 — And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. 9 votes
2. Exodus 22:21 — Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 5 votes
3. Deuteronomy 27:19 — Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. 5 votes
4. Luke 10:29 — But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 4 votes
5. Leviticus 23:22 — And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God. 3 votes
6. Matthew 2:14 — When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: 3 votes
7. Exodus 12:48 — And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 2 votes
8. Leviticus 18:26 — Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: 2 votes
9. Ezekiel 47:22 — And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 2 votes
10. Hebrews 13:3 — Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Leviticus (3), Exodus (2), Deuteronomy (1), Ezekiel (1), Matthew (1), Luke (1), Hebrews (1)

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.