Bible Verses about “taking care of neighbors”
The Bible contains 37 verses about taking care of neighbors across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.”
“But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?”
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
“for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.”
“"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'”
“My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.”
“I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'”
“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?"”
“"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?”
“When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?”
“When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?'”
“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.'”
“However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.”
“But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
“Don't withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.”
“The second is like this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."”
“Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;”
“For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."”
“Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”
“Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.”
“We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.”
“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."”
“Don't say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you," when you have it by you.”
“Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.”
“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."”
“He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.”