Matthew 22:40
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
In Context
39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
41While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
Cross References
Matthew 7:12In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
1 Timothy 1:5The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
1 John 4:7Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
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 →