19 Bible Verses about Love To Others Shown In

For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.

For you, my brothers, were called to freedom; only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the sinful nature (worldliness, selfishness), but through love serve and seek the best for one another.

‘Now if your fellow countryman becomes poor and his hand falters with you [that is, he has trouble repaying you for something], then you are to help and sustain him, [with courtesy and consideration] like [you would] a stranger or a temporary resident [without property], so that he may live among you.

“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not to hide yourself from [the needs of] your own flesh and blood?

I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me [with help and ministering care]; I was in prison, and you came to Me [ignoring personal danger].’

“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],

Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone,
And did not share it with the orphan

(But from my youth the orphan grew up with me as with a father,
And from my mother’s womb I have been the widow’s guide),
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If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor person without covering,

If his loins have not thanked and blessed me [for clothing them],
And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

If I have lifted my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,

Then let my shoulder fall away from its socket,
And my arm be broken off at the elbow.

Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.

Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others’ joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others’ grief].

And if one member suffers, all the parts share the suffering; if one member is honored, all rejoice with it.

Carry one another’s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the requirements of the law of Christ [that is, the law of Christian love].

We [earnestly] urge you, believers, admonish those who are out of line [the undisciplined, the unruly, the disorderly], encourage the timid [who lack spiritual courage], help the [spiritually] weak, be very patient with everyone [always controlling your temper].

Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers and overwhelms all transgressions [forgiving and overlooking another’s faults].

Above all, have fervent and unfailing love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins [it overlooks unkindness and unselfishly seeks the best for others].

Be kind and helpful to one another, tender-hearted [compassionate, understanding], forgiving one another [readily and freely], just as God in Christ also forgave you.

bearing graciously with one another, and willingly forgiving each other if one has a cause for complaint against another; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so should you forgive.

with all humility [forsaking self-righteousness], and gentleness [maintaining self-control], with patience, bearing with one another in [unselfish] love.

‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you may most certainly rebuke your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.

But if he does not listen, take along with you one or two others, so that every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.