Leviticus 19:18
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18 Do not take revenge(A) or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself;(B) I am the Lord.
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Leviticus 19:34
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34 You will regard the alien who resides with you as the native-born among you. You are to love him as yourself,(A) for you were aliens in the land of Egypt;(B) I am the Lord your God.
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Deuteronomy 1:16-17
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16 I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or his resident alien. 17 Do not show partiality when deciding a case;(A) listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God.(B) Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.
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Job 31:13-14
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13 If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants
when they made a complaint against me,
14 what could I do when God stands up to judge?
How should I answer him when he calls me to account?
Jeremiah 21:12
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12 House of David, this is what the Lord says:
Administer justice every morning,
and rescue the victim of robbery
from his oppressor,(A)
or my anger will flare up like fire
and burn unquenchably
because of your evil deeds.
Jeremiah 22:3
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3 This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness.(A) Rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor.(B) Don’t exploit or brutalize the resident alien, the fatherless, or the widow.(C) Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.
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Matthew 5:44-48
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44 But I tell you, love your enemies[a] and pray for those who[b] persecute you,(A) 45 so that you may be[c] children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.(B) 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary?[d](C) Don’t even the Gentiles[e] do the same? 48 Be perfect,(D) therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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Matthew 7:12
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12 Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.(A)
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Mark 12:28-31
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The Primary Commands
28 One(A) of the scribes(B) approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which command is the most important of all?”
29 Jesus answered, “The most important[a] is Listen, Israel! The Lord(C) our God, the Lord(D) is one.[b] 30 Love(E) the Lord your God(F) with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind,(G) and with all your strength.[c][d](H) 31 The second is, Love your neighbor(I) as yourself.[e](J) There is no other command(K) greater than these.”
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Luke 6:27-29
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Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.(A) 29 If anyone hits you on the cheek,(B) offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don’t hold back your shirt either.
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Luke 6:35
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35 But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High.(A) For he is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.
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John 13:34-35
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34 “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love(A) one another.”
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Acts 10:34-35
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Good News for Gentiles
34 Peter began to speak: “Now I truly understand that God doesn’t show favoritism,(A) 35 but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
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Acts 17:26
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26 From one man[a] he has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of where they live.(A)
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- 17:26 Other mss read blood
Romans 12:9
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Christian Ethics
9 Let love be without hypocrisy.(A) Detest evil;(B) cling to what is good.
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Romans 13:1
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A Christian’s Duties to the State
13 Let everyone submit to the governing authorities,(A) since there is no authority except from God,(B) and the authorities that exist are instituted by God.
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Romans 13:7-8
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7 Pay your obligations(A) to everyone: taxes to those you owe taxes,(B) tolls to those you owe tolls, respect to those you owe respect,(C) and honor to those you owe honor.
Love, Our Primary Duty
8 Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.(D)
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Romans 13:10
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10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.
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Galatians 5:14
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14 For the whole law is fulfilled(A) in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself.[a](B)
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- 5:14 Lv 19:18
Galatians 6:10
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10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work(A) for the good(B) of all, especially for those who belong to the household(C) of faith.(D)
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Titus 3:1
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Christian Living among Outsiders
3 Remind them to submit(A) to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,
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James 2:8
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8 Indeed, if you fulfill the royal law prescribed in the Scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself,[a](A) you are doing well.
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- 2:8 Lv 19:18
1 Peter 2:17
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17 Honor everyone. Love(A) the brothers and sisters.(B) Fear God.(C) Honor the emperor.
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1 John 2:5
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5 But whoever keeps his word,(A) truly in him the love of God is made complete. This is how we know we are in him:(B)
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