Matthew 22:40
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
41 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
- KJV
- On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
- WEB
- The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
- ASV
- On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.
- DARBY
- On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets hang.
- BLB
- On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
- ÅB
- På disse to budene hviler hele loven og profetene.»
- OTB
- Disse to budene er grunnlaget for hele loven og profetene."
- B1930
- På disse to bud hviler hele loven og profetene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 13:9
The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Read in contextMatthew 7:12
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
Read in context1 John 4:19–21
We love because He first loved us.
Read in contextJames 2:8
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
Read in contextJohn 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Read in context1 John 4:7–11
Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Read in context1 Timothy 1:5
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
Read in contextRomans 3:19–21
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
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