Matthew 22:39
And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
In Context
38This is the first and greatest rule.
40On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based.
Cross References
Matthew 19:19Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
Luke 10:27And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
Romans 15:2Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong.
Galatians 6:10So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 22:35-41
The Substance of the Commandments. 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as… Read the whole commentary →