Deuteronomy 10:19

19 So you should love foreigners, because you were foreigners living in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 10:19 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 10:19

Love ye therefore the stranger
Because the Lord loves him; and another reason follows, particularly binding on the Israelites:

for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt;
and therefore should sympathize with such, and show them compassion, relieve them in distress, and afford them whatever they want, and is in the power of their hands to communicate to them; remembering their own condition in Egypt, and how welcome such a treatment would have been to them then, as well as the kind and careful providence of God towards them at that time.

Deuteronomy 10:19 In-Context

17 The LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, powerful, and awe-inspiring God. He never plays favorites and never takes a bribe.

18 He makes sure orphans and widows receive justice. He loves foreigners and gives them food and clothes.

19 So you should love foreigners, because you were foreigners living in Egypt.

20 Fear the LORD your God, worship him, be loyal to him, and take your oaths in his name.

21 He is your glory. He is your God, who did for you these spectacular and awe-inspiring deeds you saw with your own eyes.