Matthew 22:40 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

The entire Law of Moses and the prophets hinge on these two commandments.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

These two commandments sum up and upon them depend all the Law and the Prophets.

American Standard Version (1901)

On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

Common English Bible

All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

On these two commandments the entire law depends, and also the prophets."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

Matthew 22:40 Cross References

Matthew 7:12

Therefore, everything that you would like people to do to you, do [these things] to them also. For this is [what is required by] the Law of Moses and the prophets.

John 1:17

For the Law was given through Moses; [but] God’s favor and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Romans 13:9

For [the commandments are: Ex. 20:13ff], “You must not be sexually unfaithful to your mate. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not have a strong desire for what belongs to someone else.” These and any other commandments are summed up in these words; “You must love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.”

Galatians 5:14

For the whole Law of Moses can be fulfilled by [obeying this] one requirement [Lev. 19:18]: “You should love your neighbor the way you love yourself.”

1 Timothy 1:5

But the goal of this instruction is [to] love [God and people] from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith.

James 2:8

However, you are doing well if you fulfill [i.e., obey] the royal law found in the Scriptures [Lev. 19:18], “You should love your neighbor the same way that you love yourself.”