Bible Verses about “love thy neighbor”
The Bible contains 31 verses about love thy neighbor across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
“Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.”
“If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing.”
“If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.”
“If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.”
“Love doesn't harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.”
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.”
“If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?”
“My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.”
“came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”
“"'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.”
“But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,”
“On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.'”
“Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?"”
“Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'”
“He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."”
“A second likewise is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'”
“This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.”
“The second is like this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."”
“Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.”
“This is the first and great commandment.”
“Jesus answered, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.”
“By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.”
“In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.”
“He said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."”
“But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"”
“Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"”
“He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"”
“He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live."”
“The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."”
“"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"”