What Does the Bible Say About Caring?

John 13:34-35 ESV / 264 helpful votes

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Galatians 6:10 ESV / 220 helpful votes

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Philippians 2:4 ESV / 161 helpful votes

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

James 2:14-17 ESV / 138 helpful votes

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 113 helpful votes

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

1 Corinthians 13:1-2 ESV / 87 helpful votes

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Luke 6:31 ESV / 78 helpful votes

And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

Matthew 25:31-46 ESV / 71 helpful votes

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 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 foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, ...

Colossians 3:23 ESV / 62 helpful votes

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

Galatians 5:14 ESV / 50 helpful votes

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

1 Peter 5:7 ESV / 39 helpful votes

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

John 3:16 ESV / 33 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 15:13 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

1 John 4:7 ESV / 28 helpful votes

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

Ephesians 5:1 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

Matthew 6:14-15 ESV / 23 helpful votes

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 19 helpful votes

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; ...

John 3:16-18 ESV / 16 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

Matthew 5:21-22 ESV / 16 helpful votes

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.

Leviticus 19:34 ESV / 16 helpful votes

You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Matthew 22:34-40 ESV / 15 helpful votes

But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. ...

Galatians 6:2 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV / 14 helpful votes

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Romans 15:25-27 ESV / 14 helpful votes

At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. For they were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 14 helpful votes

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ...

John 6:28-29 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”

Luke 18:9-14 ESV / 13 helpful votes

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ ...

John 21:15 ESV / 12 helpful votes

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

1 John 3:14-18 ESV / 11 helpful votes

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

Romans 12:1 ESV / 11 helpful votes

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Luke 15:1-32 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ...

John 3:16-30 ESV / 10 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. ...

Matthew 16:1-28 ESV / 10 helpful votes

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed. When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. ...

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

1 Peter 4:1-7 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. ...

1 Timothy 5:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes

And having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.

Matthew 7:12 ESV / 8 helpful votes

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Proverbs 19:17 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.

Genesis 1:1-50:26 ESV / 8 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ...

Matthew 5:23 ESV / 4 helpful votes

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

John 4:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’;

41 Bible Verses about Caring

John 13:34-35 ESV / 264 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 6:10 ESV / 220 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 2:4 ESV / 161 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 2:14-17 ESV / 138 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 113 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 13:1-2 ESV / 87 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 6:31 ESV / 78 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 25:31-46 ESV / 71 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:23 ESV / 62 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:14 ESV / 50 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 5:7 ESV / 39 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 33 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 15:13 ESV / 31 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 4:7 ESV / 28 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:1 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:14-15 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16-18 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:21-22 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 19:34 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 22:34-40 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 6:2 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 15:25-27 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 6:28-29 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 18:9-14 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 21:15 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 3:14-18 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:1 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 15:1-32 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16-30 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 16:1-28 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 4:1-7 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 5:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 7:12 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 19:17 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:1-50:26 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:23 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 4:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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