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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 38

16 And for your salvation I give unto you a commandment, for I have heard your ^aprayers, and the ^bpoor have complained before me, and the ^crich have I made, and all flesh is mine, and I am no ^drespecter of persons.

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16a	Ex. 3: 7. 7 ¶ And the Lord said, I have surely seen the ^aaffliction of my people which are in ^bEgypt, and have heard their ^ccry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
b	Isa. 10: 2. 2 To turn aside the needy from ^ajudgment, and to take away the right from the ^bpoor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! Mosiah 4: 16 (16-18). 16 And also, ye yourselves will ^asuccor those that stand in need of your succor; ye will administer of your substance unto him that standeth in need; and ye will not suffer that the ^bbeggar putteth up his petition to you in vain, and turn him out to perish.
c	Gen. 14: 23. 23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram ^arich: 1 Sam. 2: 7. 7 The Lord ^amaketh ^bpoor, and maketh ^crich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. TG Treasure.
d	Deut. 1: 17. 17 Ye shall not ^arespect persons in ^bjudgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be ^cafraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. Isa. 56: 7 (3-8). 7 Even them will I bring to my holy ^amountain, and make them joyful in my ^bhouse of ^cprayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be ^daccepted upon mine altar; for mine ^ehouse shall be called an house of prayer for ^fall ^gpeople. Acts 10: 34. 34 ¶ Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no ^arespecter of persons: Eph. 6: 9. 9 And, ye ^amasters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your ^bMaster also is in heaven; neither is there ^crespect of persons with him. Col. 3: 25. 25 But he that doeth ^awrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no ^brespect of persons. Alma 1: 30. 30 And thus, in their ^aprosperous circumstances, they did not send away any who were ^bnaked, or that were hungry, or that were athirst, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished; and they did not set their hearts upon ^criches; therefore they were ^dliberal to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, whether out of the church or in the church, having no ^erespect to persons as to those who stood in need. Moro. 8: 12. 12 But little ^achildren are alive in Christ, even from the foundation of the world; if not so, God is a partial God, and also a changeable God, and a ^brespecter to persons; for how many little children have died without baptism! D&C 1: 35 (34-35). 35 For I am no ^arespecter of persons, and will that all men shall know that the ^bday speedily cometh; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand, when ^cpeace shall be taken from the earth, and the ^ddevil shall have power over his own dominion. TG Judgment.