Mark 12:31

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ δευτέρα ὁμοία, αὕτη, Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν. Μείζων τούτων ἄλλη ἐντολὴ οὐκ ἔστιν.

Transliteration

And deutera homoia, this, Agapēseis the plēsion of you as seauton. Meizōn than these another entolē not estin.

Grammar Details

• *deutera*: nominative, feminine, singular - second
• *homoia*: nominative, feminine, singular - similar/like
• *Agapēseis*: future active indicative, 2nd singular - you shall love
• *plēsion*: accusative, masculine, singular - neighbor
• *seauton*: accusative, masculine, singular - yourself
• *Meizōn*: nominative, feminine, singular, comparative - greater
• *entolē*: nominative, feminine, singular - commandment
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is

Word Meanings

• *deutera*: second/secondary
• *homoia*: similar/like/resembling
• *Agapēseis*: you shall love/cherish
• *plēsion*: neighbor/fellow person
• *seauton*: yourself/your own self
• *Meizōn*: greater/larger/more important
• *entolē*: commandment/precept/instruction
• *estin*: is/exists

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the seconde is lyke vnto this: Thou shalt love thy neghbour as thy silfe. Ther is none other commaundement greater then these.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and the seconde is like vnto it: Thou shalt loue thy neghboure as thy self. There is none other greater commaundement then these.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the second is like, that is, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. There is none other commandement greater then these.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the seconde is lyke vnto this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe. There is none other commaundement greater then these.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And the second› [is] ‹like,› [namely] ‹this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The second is like this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the second `is' like `it', this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; -- greater than these there is no other command.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  The second is like this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The second is:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Referenced Verses

• Rom 13:8-9 : 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another 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 if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
• Gal 5:14 : 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
• Matt 19:18-19 : 18 He said to him, Which ones? Jesus said, You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, 19 Honor your father and your mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
• 1 Cor 13:4-8 : 4 Love is patient, and is kind; love does not envy; love does not boast, is not proud, 5 Does not behave itself rudely, does not seek its own, is not easily angered, keeps no record of wrongs; 6 Does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
• Lev 19:18 : 18 You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
• Matt 7:12 : 12 Therefore, whatever you want others to do to you, do also to them: for this is the Law and the Prophets.
• 1 John 4:21 : 21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
• Jas 2:8-9 : 8 If you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well. 9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For He who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not kill. Now if you do not commit adultery, yet if you kill, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
• 1 John 3:17-19 : 17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
• 1 John 4:7-8 : 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
• Matt 22:39 : 39 And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
• Luke 10:27 : 27 And he 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 your neighbor as yourself.
• Luke 10:36-37 : 36 Now, which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves? 37 And he said, He who showed mercy on him. Then Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise.
• Lev 19:13 : 13 You shall not defraud your neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not remain with you all night until the morning.