Matthew 22:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

This is the first and greatest rule.

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  • Matt 22:35-37
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    35 And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,

    36 Master, which is the chief rule in the law?

    37 And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

  • Mark 12:28-33
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    28 And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?

    29 Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;

    30 And you are to have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.

    31 The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.

    32 And the scribe said to him, Truly, Master, you have well said that he is one, and there is no other but he:

    33 And to have love for him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to have the same love for his neighbour as for himself, is much more than all forms of offerings.

  • Matt 22:39-41
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    39 And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

    40 On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based.

    41 Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying,

  • Deut 6:4-6
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    4 Give ear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord:

    5 And the Lord your God is to be loved with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

    6 Keep these words, which I say to you this day, deep in your hearts;

  • Matt 19:16-20
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    16 And one came to him and said, Master, what good thing have I to do, so that I may have eternal life?

    17 And he said to him, Why are you questioning me about what is good? One there is who is good: but if you have a desire to go into life, keep the rules of the law.

    18 He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness,

    19 Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

    20 The young man says to him, All these things have I done: what more is there?

  • Luke 10:26-28
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    26 And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?

    27 And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.

    28 And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.

  • John 15:12
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    12 This is the law I give you: Have love one for another, even as I have love for you.

  • Rom 13:8-10
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    8 Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law.

    9 And this, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not put to death, Do not take what is another's, Do not have desire for what is another's, and if there is any other order, it is covered by this word, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

    10 Love does no wrong to his neighbour, so love makes the law complete.

  • Luke 18:20-22
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    20 You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.

    21 And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.

    22 And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

  • Exod 20:3
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    3 You are to have no other gods but me.

  • Mark 10:19-21
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    19 You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.

    20 And he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.

    21 And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.

  • John 13:34-35
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    34 I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another.

    35 By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

  • John 15:17
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    17 So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.

  • John 14:15
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    15 If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.

  • Deut 5:7
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    7 You are to have no other gods but me.

  • Gal 5:14
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    14 For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

  • Jas 2:8
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    8 But if you keep the greatest law of all, as it is given in the holy Writings, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself, you do well:

  • Eph 6:2
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    2 Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

  • 1 John 4:21
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    21 And this is the word which we have from him, that he who has love for God is to have the same love for his brother.

  • 1 John 3:23
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    23 And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.

  • Lev 22:31
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    31 So then, keep my orders and do them: I am the Lord.

  • Matt 6:33
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    33 But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

  • Deut 11:1
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    1 So have love for the Lord your God, and give him worship, and keep his laws and his decisions and his orders at all times.

  • John 14:21
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    21 He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him.

  • Matt 5:43
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    43 You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

  • 1 John 5:3
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    3 For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.