God’s Word teaches us to love our neighbors. Through loving our neighbors, we can show kindness and mercy to them. We know that God is love and He wants us to love one another. By loving our neighbors, we reveal God’s character: He is a loving God.
The story of the Good Samaritan mentioned in the Bible is a beautiful example of loving our neighbors. This parable shows a man beaten and left on the road. None of the people passing by came forward to help the man, but a Samaritan took care of the injured man and even sheltered him.
From this story, we can learn that a neighbor is not just someone who lives near our house. But the one who helps and shows us mercy in our time of trouble is our neighbor.
When we see someone in trouble, we should help them. Since we are children of light, we need to follow the path shown by God. If we love people, we will be able to help them in their trouble. Therefore, if we have the love of God in our hearts, we can be good neighbors.
God’s Word tells us to never get tired of doing good works. He will reward us for all our work. We need to remember not to work for the sake of the reward but to work out of the love of our hearts and help others in need.
Dear friends, now let’s look at the following Bible verses that talk about loving your neighbor.
Mark 12:31 : —
“The second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these”
Matthew 22:39 : —
“The second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”
Matthew 5:43-44 : —
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, hate thine enemyBut I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for them which despitefully use you, persecute you”
Matthew 7:12 : —
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law the prophets”
Luke 10:27 : —
“He answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy strength, with all thy mind; thy neighbour as thyself”
Luke 10:36-37 : —
“Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, do thou likewise”
Luke 6:27 : —
“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you”
Luke 6:31 : —
“As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise”
Luke 6:35-36 : —
“But love ye your enemies, do good, lend, hoping for nothing again; your reward shall be great, ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful to the evilBe ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful”
Romans 12:10 : —
“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another”
Romans 12:20-21 : —
“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his headBe not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good”
Romans 13:10 : —
“Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law”
Romans 15:2 : —
“Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification”
Galatians 5:13-14 : —
“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one anotherFor all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”
Galatians 6:10 : —
“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith”
James 2:8 : —
“If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well”
John 13:34 : —
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another”
John 15:12 : —
“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you”
John 15:17 : —
“These things I command you, that ye love one another”
Ephesians 4:2 : —
“With all lowliness meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love”
Ephesians 4:32 : —
“Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”
Ephesians 5:2 : —
“Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, hath given himself for us an offering a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour”
Colossians 3:12 : —
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering”
Colossians 3:14 : —
“Above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness”
Proverbs 10:12 : —
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins”
Proverbs 17:17 : —
“A friend loveth at all times, a brother is born for adversity”
Proverbs 18:24 : —
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother”
Proverbs 25:21 : —
“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; if he be thirsty, give him water to drink”
Philippians 2:3-4 : —
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselvesLook not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others”
Hebrews 10:24 : —
“Let us consider one another to provoke unto love to good works”
Hebrews 13:1 : —
“Let brotherly love continue”
Titus 3:2 : —
“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men”
Acts 20:35 : —
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive”