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 replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” 41Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question:

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 yourself.’”
• Leviticus 19:18“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
• Mark 12:31The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
• Luke 10:27The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
• Romans 13:9For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.” These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
• Galatians 5:14For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
• James 2:8Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
• Luke 10:29The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
• Romans 15:2We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord.
• Galatians 6:10Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of 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

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