Mark 12:31

Plain English Version

The 2nd most important law is this one, ‘You have to love other people just as much as you love yourself.’ Those 2 laws are the strongest and most important laws.”

Cross References

Matthew 7:12

Jesus said, “You know the way you want other people to treat you. Well, you have to treat other people that same way. You have to live like that all the time. That is a short way of saying the message that is in God’s book. It is what God’s law is all about, and it is what God got his men to write about in his book. You have to always treat other people the same way that you want people to treat you.”

Mark 12:32

The Jewish law teacher said, “That is a good answer, teacher. God is the number one boss over everybody. There is no other god, just him.

Luke 10:27

The man said, “One law says this, ‘You have to love God properly, not just a little bit. You have to love God from right inside yourself. You have to love God in the way you feel, and in the way you think. And you have to love God in the way you do things.’ And another law says this, ‘You have to love the people around you just as much as you love yourself.’ ”

Galatians 5:14

Just think about that Jewish law. You will follow all of it if you do this, “Love other people just like you love yourself.”