Matthew 5:19

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Matthew 5:19

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Summary

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Shall break

These

Matthew 23:23

Deuteronomy 12:32

Luke 11:42

Shall teach

Revelation 2:14

The least

Matthew 11:11

1 Samuel 2:30

Do

Great

1 Peter 5:4

General references

Genesis 26:5

Matthew 22:36

Bible References

Shall break

"'Cursed be he that maintaineth not all the words of this law to do them.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

So shall I not be confounded, while I have respect unto all thy commandments.

For as many as are under the deeds of the law, are under malediction. For it is written, "Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to fulfil them."

Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet fail in one point, he is guilty in all.

These

Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which tithe mint, anise, and cumin, and leave the weightier matters of the law undone: judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

But whatsoever I command you, that take heed ye do: and put nought thereto, nor take ought therefrom.

But woe be to you Pharisees: for ye tithe the mint, and rue, and all manner herbs; and pass over judgment, and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and yet not to have left the other undone.

Shall teach

He answered, and said unto them, "Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, through your traditions?

Woe be unto you, blind guides, for ye which say, 'Whosoever swear by the temple, it is nothing: but whosoever swear by the gold of the temple, he offendeth.'

But as for you, ye are gone clean out of the way, and have caused the multitude to be offended at the law: ye have broken the covenant of Levi, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

And say not rather - as men evil-speak of us, and as some affirm that we say - "Let us do evil, that good may come thereof." Whose damnation is just.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that there may be abundance of grace?

If any man teach otherwise, and is not content with the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine of godliness,

But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast, there, they that maintain the doctrine of Balaam, which taught in Balak to put occasion of sin before the children of Israel, that they should eat of meat dedicated unto idols, and to commit fornication.

The least

Verily I say unto you, Among the children of women arose there not a greater than John the Baptist: Notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

Wherefore the LORD God of Israel sayeth, 'I said that thine house and the house of thy father should have walked before me forever. But now the LORD sayeth that be far from me: for them that honoureth me I will honour, and they that despise me, shall not be regarded.

Do

teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you. And lo, I am with you always even until the end of the world."

In the former treatise, Dear friend Theophilus, I have written of all that Jesus began to do and teach,

Owe nothing to any man: but to love one another. For he that loveth another, fulfilleth the law.

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, which is this, "Thou shalt love thine neighbour as thyself."

Brethren, be followers of me, and look on them which walk even so, as ye have us for an example.

Furthermore brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those same have ye in your mind,

Ye are witnesses, and so is God, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

Furthermore, we beseech you brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that ye increase more and more, even as ye have received of us, how ye ought to walk and to please God.

Such things command and teach.

But thou, which art the man of God, flee such things. Follow righteousness, godliness, love, patience, and meekness.

and with the wholesome word which cannot be rebuked, that he which withstandeth may be ashamed, having no thing in you that he may dispraise.

This is a true saying. Of these things I would thou shouldest certify, that they which believe God, might be diligent to go forward in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Great

Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say to you, When the son of man shall sit in the seat of his majesty, ye which follow me in the second generation shall sit also upon twelve seats, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister,

The wise, such as have taught others, shall glister as the shining of heaven: and those that have instructed the multitude unto Godliness, shall be as the stars, world without end.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the holy ghost, even in his mother's womb:

and said unto them, "Whosoever receiveth this child in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great."

And there was a strife among them, which of them should be taken for the greatest.

And when the chief shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive an incorruptible crown of glory.

General references

because that Abraham hearkened unto my voice and kept mine ordinances, commandments, statutes and laws."

"Master, which is the chief commandment in the law?"