Exodus 22: 20-26
Moses reminds the people of their duty to look after the stranger and those in need, encouraging them to learn from their own experience in Egypt.
1 Thessalonians 1: 5-10
Paul rejoices in the fact that the disciples he helped form in Thessalonika have become missionary themselves.
Matthew 22: 34-40
As the Pharisees seek to disconcert him, Jesus plays his trump card: everything depends on love.