When Jesus used the word ‘neighbor’ to tell us who and how to love, he chose the biggest word possible. Neighbor is bigger than nation, bigger than tribe, bigger than family, and way bigger than self.
“Who is my neighbor?” in the Bible:
Love all these neighbors…
In Leviticus 19, love…
…your poor neighbor (19:10)
…your day laborer neighbor (19:13)
…your deaf/blind neighbor (19:15)
…your neighbor of your tribe (19:16)
…your fellow Israelite neighbor (19:17)
…your neighbor who wronged you (19:18)
…your immigrant neighbor (19:33-37)
Love your poor neighbor (Deut 15:7-8,11)
Love your friend neighbor (Proverbs 17:17)
Love your enemy neighbor (Matthew 5:43, Luke 6:35)
Love your each other neighbor (John 15:9-17, 1 John 4:12, Romans 12:10, Ephesians 4:2-3, 1 Peter 4:8)
Love your Gentile neighbor (Acts 15:7-9)
Love your wife neighbor (Ephesians 5:25)
Love your family of believers neighbor (1 Peter 2:17)
Love your brother and sister neighbor (1 John 2:9-19, 4:20-21)
Love your one another neighbor (Romans 13:8)
The root of the name Ruth—the poor, widowed, Moabite woman who became a resident alien in Bethlehem is “rea”, which is often translated as neighbor.
“Love your neighbor as yourself” - the Torah, Jesus, and the Apostles (Lev 19:18, Matthew 19:19, 22:39, Mark 12:31-33, Luke 10:27, Romans 13:9, Galatians 5:14, James 2:8)
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