Things the Bible ACTUALLY says…

The Bible contains numerous passages that emphasize the importance of loving everyone, caring for the vulnerable, and showing kindness to strangers and immigrants. Here are a few relevant verses:

1. Love Everyone, Including Those Who Are Different

  • Matthew 5:43-44 (NIV):
    “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
  • Luke 6:31 (NIV):
    “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
  • Galatians 3:28 (NIV):
    “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

2. Helping Feed, Clothe, and Care for the Sick and Needy

  • Matthew 25:35-40 (NIV):
    “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, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” … “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
  • Isaiah 58:7 (NIV):
    “Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?”
  • James 2:15-16 (NIV):
    “Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?”

3. Showing Kindness and Hospitality to Strangers and Immigrants

  • Leviticus 19:33-34 (NIV):
    “When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”
  • Hebrews 13:2 (NIV):
    “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”
  • Deuteronomy 10:18-19 (NIV):
    “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.”

These verses capture the Biblical command to love others unconditionally and care for the vulnerable, including those who are different or marginalized in society.

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