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Matthew 22:39–42

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And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
¶ While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
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From verse 39

  1. Mark 12:31Rank 1 from verse 39
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    31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

  2. Luke 10:27–37Rank 2 from verse 39
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    27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

    28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

    29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

    30And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

    31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

    32And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.

    33But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

    34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

    35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

    36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

    37And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

  3. Leviticus 19:18Rank 3 from verse 39
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    18¶ Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

  4. Romans 13:9–10Rank 4 from verse 39
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    9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

    10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

  5. Galatians 5:14Rank 5 from verse 39
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    14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

From verse 40

  1. Romans 13:9Rank 1 from verse 40
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    9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

  2. Matthew 7:12Rank 2 from verse 40
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    12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

  3. 1 John 4:19–21Rank 3 from verse 40
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    19We love him, because he first loved us.

    20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

    21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

  4. James 2:8Rank 4 from verse 40
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    8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

  5. 1 John 4:7–11Rank 5 from verse 40
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    7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

    8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

    9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

    11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

From verse 41

  1. Luke 20:41–44Rank 1 from verse 41
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    41And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?

    42And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

    43Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

    44David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

  2. Mark 12:35–37Rank 2 from verse 41
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    35¶ And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?

    36For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

    37David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

  3. Matthew 22:34Rank 3 from verse 41
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    34¶ But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

  4. Matthew 22:15Rank 4 from verse 41
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    15¶ Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

From verse 42

  1. Jeremiah 23:5–6Rank 1 from verse 42
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    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

    6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  2. Amos 9:11Rank 2 from verse 42
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    11¶ In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

  3. Ezekiel 34:23–24Rank 3 from verse 42
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    23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

    24And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.

  4. John 6:68–69Rank 4 from verse 42
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    68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

    69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

  5. Matthew 16:13–17Rank 5 from verse 42
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    13¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

    14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

    15He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

    16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

    17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

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Matthew 22:39

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like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Matthew 22:40

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

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hang

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Sense 1: To suspend or be suspended from above, or to attach or hold by a support. Sense 2: To put to death by suspension upon a tree or gallows. Sense 3: To droop or be lowered. Sense 4: By figure, to depend upon.

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law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Matthew 22:41

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gathered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gather, meaning to collect, bring together, or assemble.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Matthew 22:42

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think

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1. To form or hold a thought. 2. To judge or suppose. 3. To intend. 4. To consider or remember. 5. To imagine or esteem.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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22:34¶ But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

22:35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

22:36Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

22:37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

22:38This is the first and great commandment.

22:39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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22:40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

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22:41¶ While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

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22:42Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

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22:43He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

22:44The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

22:45If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

22:46And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

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