Love the stranger


Love the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19; NKJV).

May the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow (1 Thessalonians 3:12; NLT).

Love each stranger;
Love each neighbour;
Love each foreigner
And foe.

By doing this
We please our Maker
More than we
Will ever know.

Anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love (1 John 4:8; NLT).

The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue godliness (Proverbs 15:9; NLT).


References

Show your love for the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19; NASB20).

Love your neighbour as yourself (Leviticus 19:18; NLT).

Show love to foreigners (Deuteronomy 10:19; NLT).

Love your enemies (Matthew 5:44; NLT).

If a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him. The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself (Leviticus 19:33-4; NKJV).

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! (Hebrews 13:3; NLT).


Reading: Matthew 25:34-40; NLT

Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.”

Then these righteous ones will reply, “Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?”

And the King will say, “I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!” (Matthew 25:34-40; NLT).


Further reading

Parable of the Good Samaritan: Luke 10:30-37; in any Bible translation.


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