Matthew 22:39

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

37Jesus answered him, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38This is the greatest and most important commandment. The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ 40All of Moses’ Teachings and the Prophets depend on these two commandments.” 41While the Pharisees were still gathered, Jesus asked them,

Matthew 22:39 word by word

δευτέρα δὲ ὁμοία αὐτῇ· ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• likeὅμοιοςhomoios · likeG3664
• unto itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Thou shalt loveἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• neighbourπλησίονplēsion · near/neighborG4139
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• thyselfσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572

Cross-references for Matthew 22:39

• Matthew 19:19Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”
• Leviticus 19:18Never get revenge. Never hold a grudge against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am the Lord.
• Mark 12:31The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
• Luke 10:27He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind. And love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ”
• Romans 13:9The commandments, “Never commit adultery; never murder; never steal; never have wrong desires,” and every other commandment are summed up in this statement: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”
• Galatians 5:14All of Moses’ Teachings are summarized in a single statement, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”
• James 2:8You are doing right if you obey this law from the highest authority: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”
• Luke 10:29But the man wanted to justify his question. So he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
• Romans 15:2We should all be concerned about our neighbor and the good things that will build his faith.
• Galatians 6:10Whenever we have the opportunity, we have to do what is good for everyone, especially for the family of believers.

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

Topics related to Matthew 22:39

• Commandments
• Decalogue
• Duty
• Jesus, the Christ
• Neighbor
• Quotations and Allusions
• Religion

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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