Deuteronomy 22:4
If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.
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- Exodus 23:4–5 If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him. If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
- Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- Luke 10:29–31 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.