neighbor

WORD STUDY – YOUR NEIGHBOR – קריבא  (Aramaic)   Leviticus 19:18: “But thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”   Mark 12:31: “And the second is like this, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”   “Good shepherd, tell this youth what tis to love? It is to be all made of sighs and tears, It

Leviticus 19:18:  “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I [am] the LORD.” John 13:34: “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” This commandment

  Leviticus 19:18: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord.”   It is curious that this verse ends with “I am the Lord.”  Why does the verse add this?  The meaning of the verse is obvious,