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Matthew 22:39

Love for othersThe law

37 Jesus said unto 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.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

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BSB
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
KJV
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
WEB
A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
ASV
And a second like [unto it] is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
DARBY
And [the] second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
BLB
And the second [is] like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
ÅB
Men det er et annet som er like stort: Du skal elske din neste som deg selv.
OTB
Og det andre er likt det: 'Du skal elske din neste som deg selv.'
B1930
Men det er et annet som er like så stort: Du skal elske din næste som dig selv.

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  • Mark 12:31

    And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

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  • Luke 10:27–37

    And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

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  • Leviticus 19:18

    Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

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  • Romans 13:9–10

    For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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  • Galatians 5:14

    For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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  • Matthew 19:19

    Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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  • Romans 15:2

    Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

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  • James 2:8

    If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

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