But if the impious man does penance for all his sins which he has committed, and if he keeps all my precepts, and accomplishes judgment and justice, then he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.
Matthew 7:12 - 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. 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. English Standard Version 2016 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. |
But if the impious man does penance for all his sins which he has committed, and if he keeps all my precepts, and accomplishes judgment and justice, then he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.
Do not seek revenge, neither should you be mindful of the injury of your fellow citizens. You shall love your friend as yourself. I am the Lord.
I will reveal to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires from you, and how to act with judgment, and to love mercy, and to walk carefully with your God.
And I will approach you in judgment, and I will be a swift witness against evil-doers, and adulterers, and perjurers, and those who cheat the hired hand in his wages, the widows and the orphans, and who oppress the traveler, and who have not feared me, says the Lord of hosts.
Do not think that I have come to loosen the law or the prophets. I have not come to loosen, but to fulfill.
And exactly as you would want people to treat you, treat them also the same.
Now the goal of instruction is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.
So if you perfect the regal law, according to the Scriptures, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," then you do well.