American Standard Version
Matthew 22:39
39And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Matthew 22:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- New International Version (NIV)And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Context of Matthew 22:39
37And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38This is the great and first commandment. And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 40On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets. 41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
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δευτέρα δὲ ὁμοία αὐτῇ· ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 22:39
- Matthew 19:19Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- Leviticus 19:18Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.
- Mark 12:31The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
- Luke 10:27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.
- Romans 13:9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- Galatians 5:14For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- James 2:8Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
- Luke 10:29But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
- Romans 15:2Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.
- Galatians 6:10So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.
Commentaries on Matthew 22:39
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39Thou shalt love thy neighbor - The love of our neighbor springs from the love of God as its source; is found in the love of God as its principle, pattern, and end; and the love of God is found in the love of our neighbor, as its effect, representation, and infallible mark. This love of our neighbor is a love of equity, charity, succor, and benevolence. We owe to our neighbor what we have a right to expect from him - "Do unto all men as ye would they…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34-40Verses 34-40 Jesus converses with a Pharisee respecting the law - See also Mark 12:28-34. Matthew 22:34 The Pharisees were gathered together - That is, either to rejoice that their great rivals, the Sadducees, had been so completely silenced, or to lay a new plan for ensnaring him, or perhaps both. They would rejoice that the Sadducees had been confounded, but they would not be the less desirous to involve Jesus in difficulty. They therefore endeavored…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-40Verses 34-40 An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to try, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great commandment, and the sum of all the commands of the first table. Our love of God must be sincere, not in word and tongue only. All our love is too little to bestow upon him, therefore all the powers of the soul must be engaged for him, and carried out toward him. To love our neighbour as ourselves, is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39Love your neighbor as yourself: Leviticus 19:18; see also Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:6, 14; James 2:8.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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