What does neighbor mean in the Bible?
The word neighbor is listed many times in the Bible, but there is no description as to what it means. Jesus said to love thy neighbor as thyself is the second commandment. What is a neighbor?
Matthew 22:39
ESV - 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
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Asked June 18 2013
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Anonymous
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Joseph Avila
Jesus said "Love" -- He didn't say we had to LIKE our neighbor. I love my neighbor as a brother in Christ, I may not like all of them. Does that make sense?