What Does the Bible Say About Love Your Neighbor?
Here are 6 Bible verses about love your neighbor, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Mark 12:31
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
BSBThe second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
- #2Leviticus 19:18
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
BSBDo not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- #3Matthew 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 and the prophets.
BSBIn everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
- #4Romans 13:10
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
BSBLove does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- #5Galatians 5:14
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
BSBThe entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- #61 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
BSBBeloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).