Verse
Leviticus 19:18 — Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of…
“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.”
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The verses around Leviticus 19:18.
16Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.
17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
19Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
20And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
Verse explanation
This sentence, so often quoted later, appears here tucked between very practical prohibitions: do not take revenge, do not hold a grudge. “Neighbor,” in the original context, mainly meant a fellow member of the same people, though the chapter soon extends the same principle to the foreigner.
From the Leviticus 19 study in Bible in Stories.
Leviticus 19:18 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Não te vingarás nem guardarás ira contra os filhos do teu povo; mas amarás o teu proximo como a ti mesmo: Eu sou o Senhor.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Não te vingarás, nem guardarás rancor aos filhos de teu povo: mas amarás a teu próximo como a ti mesmo: Eu sou o SENHOR.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
No busques venganza ni guardes rencor a nadie, sino ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. Yo soy el Señor.
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