Exodus 22:20-24

The Message

²⁰ “Anyone who sacrifices to a god other than God alone must be put to death.

²¹ “Don’t abuse or take advantage of strangers; you, remember, were once strangers in Egypt.

^22-24 “Don’t mistreat widows or orphans. If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure I’ll take them most seriously; I’ll show my anger and come raging among you with the sword, and your wives will end up widows and your children orphans.