37 And He said to him; Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law, and the prophets.
Bible verses about "patriotism" | Godbey
Matthew 22:37-40
Matthew 24:6
6 And you will be about to hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you are not disturbed: for it behooveth all these things to be, but the end is not yet.
John 15:13
13 No one has greater love than this, that he may lay down his soul for his friends.
Romans 13:1-14
1 Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except that which is from God; and the existing authorities have been ordained of God.
2 So the one resisting the authority, antagonizes the ordinance of God: and those antagonizing shall receive to themselves judgment.
3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Whether do you not wish to fear the authority? do the good, and you shall have praise from it:
4 for he is the minister of God for you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for he bears not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, executing judgment unto wrath unto the one doing evil.
5 Therefore it is necessary to submit, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience.
6 For on account of this also pay tribute; for they are the ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
7 Give to all their dues: custom to whom custom is due; tribute to whom tribute is due; fear to whom fear is due; honor to whom honor is due.
8 Owe no man anything, but to love one another with divine love: for the one loving another with divine love has fulfilled the law.
9 For, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet, and if there is any other commandment, it is fulfilled in this word, in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself with divine love.
10 Divine love works no evil to its neighbor: for divine love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 And recognizing this time, that it is already the hour we should wake out of sleep: for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
12 For the night is far spent, and the day is at hand. Therefore let us lay aside the works of the darkness, and let us put on the arms of the light.
13 Let us walk circumspectly, as in the day; not with revelries and drunkenness, not with debaucheries and impurities, not in strife and envy:
14 but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the lust of the flesh.
1 Peter 2:16
16 as free, and not as having the freedom as a cover of evil, but as servants of God.
John 18:36
36 Jesus responded, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight for me, in order that I might not be delivered to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from thence.
Acts 5:29
29 But Peter and the apostles responding said, It behooves us to obey God rather than men.
1 Peter 2:9-10
9 But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people unto conquest; in order that you may proclaim the virtues of the one having called you out of darkness unto his own marvelous light:
10 who at one time were no people, but now you are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, lint just now having received mercy.
1 Peter 2:17
17 Honor all people; love the brotherhood with divine love; fear God; honor the king.
1 Timothy 2:1-3
1 Moreover, first of all things, I exhort you, that prayers, supplications, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made in behalf of all men;
2 for kings and all who are in authority; in order that we may lead a peaceable and quiet life in all godliness and honesty.
3 This is beautiful and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
Romans 13:1-5
1 Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except that which is from God; and the existing authorities have been ordained of God.
2 So the one resisting the authority, antagonizes the ordinance of God: and those antagonizing shall receive to themselves judgment.
3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Whether do you not wish to fear the authority? do the good, and you shall have praise from it:
4 for he is the minister of God for you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for he bears not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, executing judgment unto wrath unto the one doing evil.
5 Therefore it is necessary to submit, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience.
Hebrews 11:13-16
13 These all died in the faith, not having received the promises, but seeing them afar off, and embracing them, and confessing that they are strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For those speaking such things declare that they are seeking after a country of their own.
15 If indeed they remember that country from which they came out, they would have had an opportunity to return;
16 but now they seek a better country, that is, a heavenly. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he has prepared for them a city.
Philippians 3:20
20 For our citizenship is in the heavens; whence we are indeed looking for our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: