Matthew 19:19

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Show honor to your father and mother. And you must love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.”

Cross References

Matthew 19:20

The young man said to Him, “I have [already] been observing all of these commandments. What do I [still] lack?”

Matthew 22:39

A second one, similar to it is [Lev. 19:18], ‘You must love your neighbor the same way that you love yourself.’

Matthew 5:43

“You have heard what was said [Lev. 19:18], ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

Luke 10:27

And the man answered Him, [Deut. 6:5], “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind.” And [Lev. 19:18 says], “[You must love] your neighbor just as [you love] yourself.”

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.”

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.”