Galatians 5:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For the entire law is fulfilled in one statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ γὰρ πᾶς νόμος ἐν ἑνὶ λόγῳ πληροῦται, ἐν τῷ· Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς εαυτόν.

Transliteration

For the pas nomos en heni logō plēroutai, in this: "Agapēseis ton plēsion sou hōs heauton."

Grammar Details

• *pas*: nominative, masculine, singular - all/whole/entire
• *nomos*: nominative, masculine, singular - law
• *en*: preposition with dative - in
• *heni*: dative, masculine, singular - one
• *logō*: dative, masculine, singular - word/statement/saying
• *plēroutai*: present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - is fulfilled/completed
• *Agapēseis*: future, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you shall love
• *ton plēsion*: accusative, masculine, singular - the neighbor
• *sou*: genitive, 2nd person singular pronoun - of you/your
• *hōs*: adverb - as/like
• *heauton*: accusative, masculine, singular reflexive pronoun - yourself

Word Meanings

• *pas*: all/whole/entire
• *nomos*: law/legal code/rule
• *logō*: word/statement/saying
• *plēroutai*: is fulfilled/completed/accomplished
• *Agapēseis*: you shall love/will love
• *plēsion*: neighbor/fellow person/the one near
• *hōs*: as/like/in the same way

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For all ye lawe is fulfilled in one worde which is this: thou shalt love thyne neghbour as thy selfe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, namely in this: loue thy neghboure as thy selfe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For all the Lawe is fulfilled in one worde, which is this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, which is this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for all the law in one word is fulfilled -- in this: `Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, `even' in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely,“You must love your neighbor as yourself.”

Referenced Verses

• Lev 19:18 : 18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
• Matt 7:12 : 12 So in everything, do to others what you would want them to do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
• Matt 22:39-40 : 39 And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments.
• Rom 13:8-9 : 8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and any other commandment, are summed up in this statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law.
• Gal 6:2 : 2 Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
• Jas 2:8-9 : 8 If you truly fulfill the royal law according to Scripture, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing well. 9 But if you show favoritism, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking it all. 11 For He who said, 'You shall not commit adultery,' also said, 'You shall not murder.' Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
• Mark 12:31 : 31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.
• Matt 19:18-19 : 18 The man asked, "Which ones?" Jesus answered, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
• Luke 10:27-37 : 27 The man answered, 'You shall 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 yourself.' 28 Jesus said to him, 'You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.' 29 But wishing to justify himself, he asked Jesus, 'And who is my neighbor?' 30 Jesus replied, 'A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half-dead.' 31 By chance, a priest was going down that road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise, a Levite came to the same place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' 36 Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers? 37 The expert in the law replied, 'The one who showed him mercy.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise.'
• John 13:34 : 34 'I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.'
• Mark 12:33 : 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.'
• Lev 19:34 : 34 Treat the foreigner residing among you as your native-born and love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
• 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 The goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.