²² She gave birth to a son whom he named Gershom,^[a] for he said, “I have been a resident alien^(A) in a foreign land.”

⁹ “When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edge of your field or gather the gleanings^(A) of your harvest. ¹⁰ Do not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor^(B) and the resident alien;^(C) I am the Lord your God.

Seven Chosen to Serve

6 In those days, as the disciples^(A) were increasing in number, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.^(B)

²⁹ Each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers and sisters who lived in Judea.^(A)