Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
The entire law of Moses and the prophets hinge on these two commandments."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."
A Conservative Version
On these two commandments hang all the law, and the prophets.
American Standard Version
On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.
Amplified
Anderson New Testament
On these two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets.
Bible in Basic English
On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based.
Common New Testament
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
Daniel Mace New Testament
these two precepts comprehend the substance of all the law and the prophets.
Darby Translation
On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets hang.
Godbey New Testament
On these two commandments hang all the law, and the prophets.
Goodspeed New Testament
These two commands sum up the whole of the Law and the Prophets."
John Wesley New Testament
hang all the law and the prophets.
Julia Smith Translation
In these two commands hang the whole law and the prophets.
King James 2000
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Lexham Expanded Bible
On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."
Modern King James verseion
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
In these two commandments, hang all the law and the prophets."
Moffatt New Testament
The whole Law and the prophets hang upon these two commands."
Montgomery New Testament
"On those two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets."
NET Bible
All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
New Heart English Bible
The whole Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."
Noyes New Testament
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.
Sawyer New Testament
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
The Emphasized Bible
In these two commandments, all the law, is contained, and the prophets.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
On these two commandments, the whole law and the prophets depend.
Twentieth Century New Testament
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
Webster
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Weymouth New Testament
The whole of the Law and the Prophets is summed up in these two Commandments."
Williams New Testament
The essence of the whole law and the prophets is packed into these two commands."
World English Bible
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
Worrell New Testament
On these two commandments hangs the whole law, and the prophets."
Worsley New Testament
On these two precepts depend all the law and the prophets.
Youngs Literal Translation
on these -- the two commands -- all the law and the prophets do hang.'
Themes
The ten commandments » Summed up by Christ
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by a biblical expert (in jerusalem)
Law » What is the fulfilling of the law
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 22:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Greatest Commandment
39 A second one, similar to it is [Lev. 19:18], 'You must love your neighbor the same way that you love yourself.' 40 The entire law of Moses and the prophets hinge on these two commandments." 41 Now while the Pharisees were assembled together, Jesus asked them this question,
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Cross References
Matthew 7:12
Therefore, everything that you would like people to do to you, do [these things] to them also. For this is [what is required by] the law of Moses and the prophets.
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; [but] God's favor and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Romans 3:19-21
Now we [all] know that everything the law says applies to those who are under [obligation to obey] that law, [Note: Here "the law" appears to refer to the Old Testament Scriptures generally, since Psalms and Isaiah are quoted. See verses 10-18]. This is so that the mouth of every objector may be stopped [i.e., from making excuses for his sin], and thereby bring the entire world under God's judgment [i.e., both Jews and Gentiles].
Romans 13:9
For [the commandments are: Ex. 20:13ff], "You must not be sexually unfaithful to your mate. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not have a strong desire for what belongs to someone else." These and any other commandments are summed up in these words, "You must love your neighbor the same as you love yourself."
1 Timothy 1:5
But the goal of this instruction is [to] love [God and people] from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith.
James 2:8
However, you are doing well if you fulfill [i.e., obey] the royal law found in the Scriptures [Lev. 19:18], "You should love your neighbor the same way that you love yourself."
1 John 4:7-11
Loved ones, we should have love for one another, because love comes from [the very nature of] God, and every person who [continually] loves [others] has been [spiritually] conceived by God [See 2:29; 3:9], and knows [he is in fellowship with] God.
1 John 4:19-21
We love [God and others] because God has first loved us.