Matthew 7:12

Matthew 7:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
• New International Version (NIV)So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Context of Matthew 7:12

10Or when he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! So in all things, do to others what you would want them to do to you—for this is the Torah and the Prophets. 13“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. 14How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”

Matthew 7:12 word by word

Πάντα οὖν ὅσα ἐὰν θέλητε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς· οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• whatsoeverὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• ye wouldθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• menὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• should doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• to youσύsu · youG4771
• evenοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• soκαίkai · andG2532
• to themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for Matthew 7:12

• Luke 6:31“Do to others as you would have them do to you.
• Matthew 22:39And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
• Leviticus 19:18You are not to take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am Adonai.
• Isaiah 1:17Learn to do good, seek justice, relieve the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.”
• Jeremiah 7:5“No, if you truly mend your ways and your deeds—if you are doing justice between a man and his neighbor,
• Ezekiel 18:7He does not wrong anyone, returns his pledge for a debt, does not commit robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment.
• Amos 5:14Seek good and not evil, so you may live, and so Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot may be with you —just as you said!
• Micah 6:8He has told you, humanity, what is good, and what Adonai is seeking from you: Only to practice justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
• Zechariah 7:7Are not these the words that Adonai proclaimed through the former prophets when Jerusalem with its surrounding cities were inhabited and prosperous, when the Negev and the lowland were inhabited?’”
• Zechariah 8:16These are the things that you are to do: speak the truth one to another; administer the judgment of truth and shalom in your gates;
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you in judgment, and I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers those who extort a worker’s wage, or oppress the widow or an orphan, those who mislead a stranger. They do not fear Me,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Mark 12:29Yeshua answered, “The first is, ‘Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad. Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
• Romans 13:8Owe no one anything except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the Torah.
• Galatians 5:13Brothers and sisters, you were called to freedom—only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
• 1 Timothy 1:5Now the goal of this command is love from of a pure heart and a clear conscience and a genuine faith.
• James 2:10For whoever keeps the whole Torah but stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

Commentaries on Matthew 7:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men - This is a most sublime precept, and highly worthy of the grandeur and beneficence of the just God who gave it. The general meaning of it is this: "Guided by justice and mercy, do unto all men as you would have them to do to you, were your circumstances and theirs reversed." Yet this saying may be misunderstood. "If the prisoner should ask the judge, 'whether he would be content to be hanged, were he in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12All things whatsoever … - This command has been usually called the “Saviour‘s golden rule,” a name given to it on account of its great value. All that you “expect” or “desire” of others in similar circumstances, do to them. Act not from selfishness or injustice, but put yourself in the place of the other, and ask what you would expect of him. This would make you impartial, candid, and just. It would destroy avarice, envy, treachery, unkindness, slander…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-14Verses 12-14 Christ came to teach us, not only what we are to know and believe, but what we are to do; not only toward God, but toward men; not only toward those of our party and persuasion, but toward men in general, all with whom we have to do. We must do that to our neighbour which we ourselves acknowledge to be fit and reasonable. We must, in our dealings with men, suppose ourselves in the same case and circumstances with those we have to do with, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The Law and the Prophets: The teachings of Jesus in 5:21–7:6 show the true purpose and way to express the law of Moses. Love is central for the disciples of Jesus (see also Galatians 5:13–14, 18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Therefore--to say all in one word. all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them--the same thing and in the same way. for this is the law and the prophets--"This is the substance of all relative duty; all Scripture in a nutshell." Incomparable summary! How well called "the royal law!" (Jas 2:8; compare Ro 13:9). It is true that similar maxims are found floating in the writings of the cultivated Greeks and Romans, and…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:12

• Commandments
• Duty
• Golden Rule
• Honesty
• Love
• Neighbor
• Religion
• Seekers

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Commentaries on Matthew 7

• 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