Matthew 22:40
All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
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- Matt 7:12 : 12 In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
- Rom 13:9 : 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.”
- 1 John 4:7-9 : 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. 9 By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him. 10 In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends, if God so loved us, then we also ought to love one another.
- 1 John 4:19-21 : 19 We love because he loved us first. 20 If anyone says“I love God” and yet hates his fellow Christian, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his fellow Christian whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.
- John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
- Rom 3:19-21 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For no one is declared righteous before him by the works of the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin. 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God(although it is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed–
- 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
- Jas 2:8 : 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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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.’
- Mark 12:28-314 verses79%
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.’
31 The second is:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
- Rom 13:8-103 verses75%
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.”
10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- Matt 19:18-192 verses75%
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.”
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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.”
- Luke 10:26-283 verses74%
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.”
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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.”
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41 The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question:
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12 In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
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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.
- Luke 18:20-212 verses70%
20 You know the commandments:‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”
21 The man replied,“I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth.”
- Deut 6:5-62 verses70%
5 You must love the LORD your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.
6 Exhortation to Teach the Covenant Principles These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,
- Matt 5:17-193 verses69%
17 Fulfillment of the Law and Prophets“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.
18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.
19 So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
- Mark 10:19-202 verses68%
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.”
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12 My commandment is this– to love one another just as I have loved you.
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17 This I command you– to love one another.
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46 he said to them,“Keep in mind all the words I am solemnly proclaiming to you today; you must command your children to observe carefully all the words of this law.
- Jas 2:10-112 verses66%
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.
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43 Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor’ and‘hate your enemy.’
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17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a letter in the law to become void.
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21 Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.
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44 Jesus’ Final Commission Then he said to them,“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.”
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15 Teaching on the Holy Spirit“If you love me, you will obey my commandments.
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42 “But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.
- John 13:34-352 verses65%
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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22 For if you carefully observe all of these commandments I am giving you and love the LORD your God, live according to his standards, and remain loyal to him,
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31 “You must be sure to do my commandments. I am the LORD.
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2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
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13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John appeared.
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10 If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
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2 “The experts in the law and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.