According to Jesus, and Torah, who is my neighbor?

According to Jesus, and Torah, who is my neighbor?

• A. My family
• B. Any and all people
• C. The righteous
• D. Only those near you

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that neighbor means any person in need, not just family or insiders. In the Torah, the command to love your neighbor as yourself sets a standard for how to treat others that goes beyond kinship or status, and it even includes loving the stranger, since Israel itself once were foreigners. Jesus deepened this further with the Good Samaritan, a story that shows a neighbor is anyone who shows mercy to someone in need, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or closeness. So, the best answer is any and all people, because both scriptures push toward universal compassion and action toward others. The other options are narrower—family, the righteous, or those near you—while the neighbor concept Jesus and the Torah teach is expansive and inclusive.

The main idea is that neighbor means any person in need, not just family or insiders. In the Torah, the command to love your neighbor as yourself sets a standard for how to treat others that goes beyond kinship or status, and it even includes loving the stranger, since Israel itself once were foreigners. Jesus deepened this further with the Good Samaritan, a story that shows a neighbor is anyone who shows mercy to someone in need, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or closeness. So, the best answer is any and all people, because both scriptures push toward universal compassion and action toward others. The other options are narrower—family, the righteous, or those near you—while the neighbor concept Jesus and the Torah teach is expansive and inclusive.