Matthew 22:40
On these two commandements hangeth the whole Lawe, and the Prophets.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
In Context
39And the second is like vnto this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
41While the Pharises were gathered together, Iesus asked them,
Cross References
Matthew 7:12Therefore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men should doe to you, euen so doe ye to them: for this is the Lawe and the Prophets.
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatsoeuer ye Lawe saieth, it saieth it to them which are vnder ye Law, that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world be subiect to the iudgement of God.
1 Timothy 1:5For the end of the commandement is loue out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith vnfained.
1 John 4:7Beloued, let vs loue one another: for loue commeth of God, and euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth 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 →