Matthew 22:39

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“And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

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“And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and the second <FI>is<Fi> like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 22:39 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
  2. Matthew 19:19honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
  3. Mark 12:31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
  4. Luke 10:27He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
  5. Romans 13:9The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  6. Romans 15:2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
  7. Galatians 5:14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  8. Galatians 6:10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
  9. James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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