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" 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Leviticus Chapter 19: Verse 18
The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus Chapter 19: Verse 34
And you are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt.
Deuteronomy Chapter 10: Verse 19
How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!
Psalms Chapter 133: Verse 1
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.
Proverbs Chapter 10: Verse 12
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs Chapter 15: Verse 17
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Proverbs Chapter 17: Verse 9
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs Chapter 17: Verse 17
Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice,
or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from him.
Proverbs Chapter 24: Verses 17 - 18
Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.
Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.Friends
Song of Solomon Chapter 8: Verses 6 - 7
If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.Love for Enemies
Matthew Chapter 5: Verses 41 - 42
Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.
And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward."
Matthew Chapter 10: Verses 41 - 42
honor your father and mother,' and 'love your neighbor as yourself.' "
Matthew Chapter 19: Verse 19
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
Matthew Chapter 25: Verses 35 - 39
I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward.Causing to Sin
Mark Chapter 9: Verse 41
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'
The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
Mark Chapter 12: Verses 30 - 31
To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
Mark Chapter 12: Verse 33
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love those who love them.
And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that.
And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full.
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Luke Chapter 6: Verses 31 - 35
He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' ; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' "
Luke Chapter 10: Verse 27
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.
A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him.
The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."At the Home of Martha and Mary
Luke Chapter 10: Verses 29 - 37
Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet.
I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
John Chapter 13: Verses 14 - 15
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
John Chapter 13: Verses 34 - 35
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
John Chapter 15: Verses 12 - 13
This is my command: Love each other.The World Hates the Disciples
John Chapter 15: Verse 17
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
Romans Chapter 5: Verse 7
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Romans Chapter 12: Verses 9 - 10
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
Romans Chapter 12: Verses 15 - 16
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Romans Chapter 13: Verses 8 - 10
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
Romans Chapter 14: Verse 19
It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall.
Romans Chapter 14: Verse 21
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
Romans Chapter 15: Verses 1 - 2
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus,
Romans Chapter 15: Verse 5
Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall.
1 Corinthians Chapter 8: Verse 13
Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.
1 Corinthians Chapter 10: Verse 24
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
1 Corinthians Chapter 13: Verses 1 - 8
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians Chapter 13: Verse 13
Do everything in love.
1 Corinthians Chapter 16: Verse 14
If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.
2 Corinthians Chapter 1: Verse 6
as you have understood us in part, you will come to understand fully that you can boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of the Lord Jesus.
2 Corinthians Chapter 1: Verse 14
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature ; rather, serve one another in love.
Galatians Chapter 5: Verse 13
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians Chapter 5: Verse 22
Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Galatians Chapter 5: Verse 26
Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians Chapter 6: Verses 1 - 2
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.Not Circumcision but a New Creation
Galatians Chapter 6: Verse 10
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians Chapter 4: Verse 2
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians Chapter 4: Verse 32
and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians Chapter 5: Verse 2
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.
Philippians Chapter 2: Verse 2
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints,
Colossians Chapter 1: Verses 3 - 4
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Colossians Chapter 3: Verses 12 - 14
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 3: Verse 12
Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 4: Verse 9
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.Final Instructions
1 Thessalonians Chapter 5: Verse 11
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
Hebrews Chapter 6: Verse 10
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
Hebrews Chapter 10: Verse 24
Keep on loving each other as brothers.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
Hebrews Chapter 13: Verses 1 - 3
If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right.
James Chapter 2: Verse 8
Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.
1 Peter Chapter 1: Verse 22
Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
1 Peter Chapter 2: Verse 17
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
1 Peter Chapter 3: Verses 8 - 9
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
1 Peter Chapter 4: Verse 8
and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
2 Peter Chapter 1: Verse 7
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.
Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble.
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.
1 John Chapter 2: Verses 9 - 11
This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.Love one another
This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's were righteous.
Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.
1 John Chapter 3: Verses 10 - 13
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
1 John Chapter 3: Verses 16 - 18
And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.
1 John Chapter 3: Verse 23
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John Chapter 4: Verse 7
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
1 John Chapter 4: Verses 11 - 12
If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
1 John Chapter 4: Verses 20 - 21
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.
This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.
1 John Chapter 5: Verses 1 - 2
And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another.
2 John Chapter 1: Verse 5
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