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Matthew 7:12

Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Loving neighbors and enemies

Key words: nomos prophētēs thelō poieō pas

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Thereforeoun οὖνoun13
all thingspanta Πάνταpas14
whatsoeverhosa ὅσαhosos1
ye wouldthelēte θέλητεthelō4
thathina ἵναhina4
menanthrōpoi ἄνθρωποιanthrōpos12
should dopoiōsin ποιῶσινpoieō24
to youhymin ὑμῖνhymin21
dopoieite ποιεῖτεpoieō24
yehymeis ὑμεῖςhymeis7
evenkai καὶkai104
sohoutōs οὕτωςhoutō(s)8
to themautois αὐτοῖςautos70
forgar γάρgar20
thishoutos οὗτοςhoutos2
isestin ἐστινesti14
theho ὁho145
lawnomos νόμοςnomos3
andkai καὶkai104
thehoi οἱho145
prophetsprophētai προφῆταιprophētēs3

Memory passages these point to

J-5 James 2:8-10J-90 Luke 6:20-31S-5 James 2:8-10S-91 Luke 6:27-33

Cross-references 17

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you 1
for this is the law and the prophets 15
  • Matthew 22:39-40

    39And the second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 40On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."

  • Leviticus 19:18

    18You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

  • Isaiah 1:17-18

    17Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. 18"Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.

  • Jeremiah 7:5-6

    5"For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor, 6if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt,

  • Ezekiel 18:7-8, 21

    7If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; 8If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity And executed true judgment between man and man;
    21"But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

  • Amos 5:14-15

    14Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the LORD God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken. 15Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. It may be that the LORD God of hosts Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

  • Micah 6:8

    8He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

  • Zechariah 7:7-10

    7Should you not have obeyed the words which the LORD proclaimed through the former prophets when Jerusalem and the cities around it were inhabited and prosperous, and the South and the Lowland were inhabited?"' 8Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, 9"Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother. 10Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.'

  • Zechariah 8:16-17

    16These are the things you shall do: Speak each man the truth to his neighbor; Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace; 17Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; And do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate,' Says the LORD."

  • Malachi 3:5

    5And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien--Because they do not fear Me," Says the LORD of hosts.

  • Mark 12:29-34

    29Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is: "Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. 30And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. 31And the second, like it, is this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." 32So the scribe said to Him, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He. 33And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." 34Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." But after that no one dared question Him.

  • Romans 13:8-10

    8Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9For 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." 10Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

  • Galatians 5:13-14

    13For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

  • 1 Timothy 1:5

    5Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,

  • James 2:10-13 J-5 James 2:8-10S-5 James 2:8-10

    10For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. 11For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. 13For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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