Font Size
Matthew 5:43
New Living Translation
Matthew 5:43
New Living Translation
Teaching about Love for Enemies
43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’[a] and hate your enemy.
Read full chapter
Matthew 5:43
New International Version
Matthew 5:43
New International Version
Love for Enemies
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a](A) and hate your enemy.’(B)
Footnotes
- Matthew 5:43 Lev. 19:18
Leviticus 19:18
New Living Translation
Leviticus 19:18
New Living Translation
18 “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
Read full chapter
Matthew 19:19
New Living Translation
Matthew 19:19
New Living Translation
Matthew 19:19
New International Version
Matthew 19:19
New International Version
Read full chapter
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
- Matthew 19:19 Lev. 19:18
Galatians 5:13-14
New Living Translation
Galatians 5:13-14
New Living Translation
13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[a]
Read full chapter
Galatians 5:13-14
New International Version
Galatians 5:13-14
New International Version
Life by the Spirit
13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(B) rather, serve one another(C) humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](D)
Footnotes
- Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
- Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18
Romans 13:8-10
New Living Translation
Romans 13:8-10
New Living Translation
Love Fulfills God’s Requirements
8 Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law. 9 For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.”[a] These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b] 10 Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.
Read full chapterFootnotes
Romans 13:8-10
New International Version
Romans 13:8-10
New International Version
Love Fulfills the Law
8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.(A) 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[a](B) and whatever other command there may be, are summed up(C) in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](D) 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.(E)
Footnotes
- Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
- Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18
Psalm 139:21-22
New Living Translation
Psalm 139:21-22
New Living Translation
21 O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you?
Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?
22 Yes, I hate them with total hatred,
for your enemies are my enemies.
Psalm 139:21-22
New International Version
Psalm 139:21-22
New International Version
Deuteronomy 23:6
New Living Translation
Deuteronomy 23:6
New Living Translation
6 As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity of the Ammonites or Moabites.
Read full chapter
Deuteronomy 23:6
New International Version
Deuteronomy 23:6
New International Version
James 2:8
New Living Translation
James 2:8
New Living Translation
8 Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[a]
Read full chapter
James 2:8
New International Version
James 2:8
New International Version
8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”[a](A) you are doing right.
Footnotes
- James 2:8 Lev. 19:18
Luke 10:27-29
New Living Translation
Luke 10:27-29
New Living Translation
27 The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”[a]
28 “Right!” Jesus told him. “Do this and you will live!”
29 The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Read full chapter
Luke 10:27-29
New International Version
Luke 10:27-29
New International Version
27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a];(A) and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”(B)
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”(C)
29 But he wanted to justify himself,(D) so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Footnotes
- Luke 10:27 Deut. 6:5
- Luke 10:27 Lev. 19:18
Mark 12:31-34
New Living Translation
Mark 12:31-34
New Living Translation
31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[a] No other commandment is greater than these.”
32 The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other. 33 And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.”
34 Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Read full chapter
Mark 12:31-34
New International Version
Mark 12:31-34
New International Version
31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[a](A) There is no commandment greater than these.”
32 “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.(B) 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(C)
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”(D) And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.(E)
Footnotes
- Mark 12:31 Lev. 19:18
Matthew 22:39-40
New Living Translation
Matthew 22:39-40
New Living Translation
39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[a] 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”
Read full chapter
Matthew 22:39-40
New International Version
Matthew 22:39-40
New International Version
39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[a](A) 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”(B)
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:39 Lev. 19:18
Psalm 41:10
New Living Translation
Psalm 41:10
New Living Translation
10 Lord, have mercy on me.
Make me well again, so I can pay them back!
Psalm 41:10
New International Version
Psalm 41:10
New International Version
Exodus 17:14-16
New Living Translation
Exodus 17:14-16
New Living Translation
14 After the victory, the Lord instructed Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a permanent reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will erase the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” 15 Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-Nissi (which means “the Lord is my banner”). 16 He said, “They have raised their fist against the Lord’s throne, so now[a] the Lord will be at war with Amalek generation after generation.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 17:16 Or Hands have been lifted up to the Lord’s throne, and now.
Exodus 17:14-16
New International Version
Exodus 17:14-16
New International Version
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write(A) this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out(B) the name of Amalek(C) from under heaven.”
15 Moses built an altar(D) and called(E) it The Lord is my Banner. 16 He said, “Because hands were lifted up against[a] the throne of the Lord,[b] the Lord will be at war against the Amalekites(F) from generation to generation.”(G)
Footnotes
- Exodus 17:16 Or to
- Exodus 17:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.