Matthew 22:39

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is, “Love others as much as you love yourself.”

Cross References

Leviticus 19:18

Stop being angry and don't try to take revenge. I am the LORD, and I command you to love others as much as you love yourself.

Matthew 19:19

Respect your father and mother. And love others as much as you love yourself.”

Matthew 22:38

This is the first and most important commandment.

Mark 12:31

The second most important commandment says: ‘Love others as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these.”

Romans 13:8

Let love be your only debt! If you love others, you have done all that the Law demands.

Romans 15:2

We should think of their good and try to help them by doing what pleases them.

Galatians 5:14

All that the Law says can be summed up in the command to love others as much as you love yourself.

Galatians 6:10

We should help people whenever we can, especially if they are followers of the Lord.

James 2:8

You will do well, if you obey the most important law in the Scriptures. It is the law that commands us to love others as much as we love ourselves.