# Is “Love your neighbor as yourself” in the Bible?

> Yes. “Love your neighbor as yourself” is in the Bible, at Leviticus 19:18.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/love-your-neighbor-as-yourself
By Andrew Kittridge · November 9, 2026

God gives it to Israel in the law, and Jesus calls it the second greatest commandment.

## The verse

> Do not take revenge on your own people or nurse a grudge against them; love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.
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> — [Leviticus 19:18](https://www.lumin.faith/read/leviticus/19#18) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in 8 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## What it means there

In Leviticus it comes right after a ban on revenge and grudges. Asked who counts as a neighbor, Jesus told the story of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37).

## Also in the Bible

> A second one is similar to it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
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> — [Matthew 22:39](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/22#39) (Lumin Translation)

> The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
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> — [Mark 12:31](https://www.lumin.faith/read/mark/12#31) (Lumin Translation)

> For the whole law finds its fulfillment in one saying, namely: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
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> — [Galatians 5:14](https://www.lumin.faith/read/galatians/5#14) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Is “Love your neighbor as yourself” in the Bible?

Yes. “Love your neighbor as yourself” is in the Bible, at Leviticus 19:18. These exact words are in 8 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. God gives it to Israel in the law, and Jesus calls it the second greatest commandment.

### Where in the Bible is “Love your neighbor as yourself”?

In Leviticus 19:18, and also Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31 and Galatians 5:14. In the Lumin Translation, Leviticus 19:18 reads: “Do not take revenge on your own people or nurse a grudge against them; love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.”

### Who said “Love your neighbor as yourself”?

God gives it to Israel in the law, and Jesus calls it the second greatest commandment.

### What does “Love your neighbor as yourself” mean in the Bible?

In Leviticus it comes right after a ban on revenge and grudges. Asked who counts as a neighbor, Jesus told the story of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37).

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