Bible Cross References
a great cry
Exodus 3:7
Then the LORD said, "I have seen how cruelly my people are being treated in Egypt; I have heard them cry out to be rescued from their slave drivers. I know all about their sufferings,
Exodus 22:25-27
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"If you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest.
26
If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sun sets,
27
because it is the only covering he has to keep him warm. What else can he sleep in? When he cries out to me for help, I will answer him because I am merciful.
Job 31:38
If I have stolen the land I farm and taken it from its rightful owners---
Job 31:39
if I have eaten the food that grew there but let the farmers that grew it starve---
Job 34:28
They forced the poor to cry out to God, and he heard their calls for help.
Isaiah 5:7
Israel is the vineyard of the LORD Almighty; the people of Judah are the vines he planted. He expected them to do what was good, but instead they committed murder. He expected them to do what was right, but their victims cried out for justice.
Luke 18:7
Now, will God not judge in favor of his own people who cry to him day and night for help? Will he be slow to help them?
James 5:4
You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.
their brethren
Leviticus 25:35-37
35
If any Israelites living near you become poor and cannot support themselves, you must provide for them as you would for a hired worker, so that they can continue to live near you.
36
Do not charge Israelites any interest, but obey God and let them live near you.
37
Do not make them pay interest on the money you lend them, and do not make a profit on the food you sell them.
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
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"If in any of the towns in the land that the LORD your God is giving you there are Israelites in need, then do not be selfish and refuse to help them.
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Instead, be generous and lend them as much as they need.
9
Do not refuse to lend them something, just because the year when debts are canceled is near. Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, they will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be held guilty.
10
Give to them freely and unselfishly, and the LORD will bless you in everything you do.
11
There will always be some Israelites who are poor and in need, and so I command you to be generous to them.
Acts 7:26
The next day he saw two Israelites fighting, and he tried to make peace between them. 'Listen, men,' he said, 'you are fellow Israelites; why are you fighting like this?'
1 Corinthians 6:6-8
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Instead, one Christian goes to court against another and lets unbelievers judge the case!
7
The very fact that you have legal disputes among yourselves shows that you have failed completely. Would it not be better for you to be wronged? Would it not be better for you to be robbed?
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Instead, you yourselves wrong one another and rob one another, even other believers!