Leviticus 19:13
19:13 You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him.
You must not withhold
the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning.
Matthew 7:12
7:12 In
everything, treat others as you would want them
to treat you,
for this fulfills
the law and the prophets.
Matthew 19:18-19
19:18 “Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied, “
Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
19:19 honor your father and mother, and
love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 22:39
22:39 The second is like it: ‘
Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Luke 10:27
10:27 The expert
answered, “
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,
and
love your neighbor as yourself.”
Luke 10:36-37
10:36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor
to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”
10:37 The expert in religious law
said, “The one who showed mercy
to him.” So
Jesus said to him, “Go and do
the same.”
Romans 13:8-9
Exhortation to Love Neighbors
13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
13:9 For the commandments, “Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,” (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Romans 13:1
Submission to Civil Government
13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.
Colossians 1:4-8
1:4 since
we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.
1:5 Your faith and love have arisen
from the hope laid up
for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
1:6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel
is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing
among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
1:7 You learned the gospel
from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave
– a
faithful minister of Christ on our
behalf –
1:8 who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:14
5:14 For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment,
namely, “
You must love your neighbor as yourself.”
James 2:8-13
2:8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,
“
You shall love your neighbor as yourself,”
you are doing well.
2:9 But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.
2:10 For the one who obeys the whole law but fails
in one point has become guilty of all of it.
2:11 For he who said, “
Do not commit adultery,”
also said, “
Do not murder.”
Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.
2:12 Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom.
2:13 For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over
judgment.
James 2:1
Prejudice and the Law of Love
2:1 My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
James 3:17
3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating,
full of mercy and good fruit,
impartial, and not hypocritical.
James 4:7-8
4:7 So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.
4:8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.
James 4:1
Passions and Pride
4:1 Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you?