Matthew 22:40

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

All of the law and the writings of the prophets take their meaning from these two commands.”

Cross References

Romans 13:9

The law says, “You must not commit adultery, you must not murder anyone, you must not steal, you must not want what belongs to someone else.” All these commands and all other commands are really only one rule: “Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.”

Matthew 7:12

“Do for others what you would want them to do for you. This is the meaning of the Law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets.

John 1:17

That is, the law was given to us through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

James 2:8

One law rules over all other laws. This royal law is found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.” If you obey this law, you are doing right.

1 Timothy 1:5

My purpose in telling you to do this is to promote love—the kind of love shown by those whose thoughts are pure, who do what they know is right, and whose faith in God is real.

Galatians 5:14

The whole law is made complete in this one command: “Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.”