Mark 12:31

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

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  • Rom 13:8-9 : 8 Exhortation to Love Neighbors Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments,“Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,”(and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this,“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  • Gal 5:14 : 14 For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely,“You must love your neighbor as yourself.”
  • Matt 19:18-19 : 18 “Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
  • 1 Cor 13:4-8 : 4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful. 6 It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends. But if there are prophecies, they will be set aside; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be set aside.
  • Lev 19:18 : 18 You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
  • Matt 7:12 : 12 In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
  • 1 John 4:21 : 21 And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.
  • Jas 2:8-9 : 8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators. 10 For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. 11 For he who said,“Do not commit adultery,” also said,“Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law. 12 Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom. 13 For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.
  • 1 John 3:17-19 : 17 But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person? 18 Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth. 19 And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will convince our conscience in his presence,
  • 1 John 4:7-8 : 7 God is Love Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God. 8 The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
  • Matt 22:39 : 39 The second is like it:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
  • Luke 10:27 : 27 The expert answered,“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.”
  • Luke 10:36-37 : 36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 37 The expert in religious law said,“The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said to him,“Go and do the same.”
  • Lev 19:13 : 13 You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him. You must not withhold the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning.

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    35 And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:

    36 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”

    37 Jesus said to him,“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

    38 This is the first and greatest commandment.

    39 The second is like it:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

    40 All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

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    28 The Greatest Commandment Now one of the experts in the law came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him,“Which commandment is the most important of all?”

    29 Jesus answered,“The most important is:‘Listen, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

    30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’

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    32 The expert in the law said to him,“That is true, Teacher; you are right to say that he is one, and there is no one else besides him.

    33 And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

    34 When Jesus saw that he had answered thoughtfully, he said to him,“You are not far from the kingdom of God.” Then no one dared any longer to question him.

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    9 For the commandments,“Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,”(and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this,“Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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    17 He said to him,“Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

    18 “Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

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    26 He said to him,“What is written in the law? How do you understand it?”

    27 The expert answered,“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 the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus,“And who is my neighbor?”

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    8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

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

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    12 My commandment is this– to love one another just as I have loved you.

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    18 Jesus said to him,“Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

    19 You know the commandments:‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”

    20 The man said to him,“Teacher, I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth.”

    21 As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said,“You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

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    21 The man replied,“I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth.”

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    5 You must love the LORD your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.

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    18 You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

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    34 “I give you a new commandment– to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

    35 Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples– if you have love for one another.”

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    17 This I command you– to love one another.

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    36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”

    37 The expert in religious law said,“The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said to him,“Go and do the same.”

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  • 1 John 4:21
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    21 And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.

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