“Do not think that I came to do away with the Law of Moses or the prophets. I did not come to do away with them, but to fulfill them [i.e., their requirements and predictions].
Matthew 7:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So then, whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do also to and for them, for this is (sums up) the Law and the Prophets. American Standard Version (1901) All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets. Common English Bible Therefore, you should treat people in the same way that you want people to treat you; this is the Law and the Prophets. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, all things whatsoever that you wish that men would do to you, do so also to them. For this is the law and the prophets. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets. |
“Do not think that I came to do away with the Law of Moses or the prophets. I did not come to do away with them, but to fulfill them [i.e., their requirements and predictions].
And whatever you would like people to do to you, do the same thing to them.
But the goal of this instruction is [to] love [God and people] from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith.
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.”