Matthew 7:12

7:12 In ¹  everything, treat others as you would want them ²  to treat you, ³  for this fulfills ⁴  the law and the prophets.

Matthew 19:18-19

19:18 “Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied, “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19:19 honor your father and mother, ⁵  and love your neighbor as yourself.” ⁶ 

Matthew 22:39-40

22:39 The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ⁷  22:40 All the law and the prophets depend ⁸  on these two commandments.”

Romans 13:8-10

Exhortation to Love Neighbors

13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 13:9 For the commandments, ⁹  “Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,” ¹⁰  (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” ¹¹  13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

James 2:8-11

2:8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, ¹²  “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” ¹³  you are doing well. 2:9 But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators. ¹⁴  2:10 For the one who obeys the whole law but fails ¹⁵  in one point has become guilty of all of it. ¹⁶  2:11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” ¹⁷  also said, “Do not murder.” ¹⁸  Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.

[7:12]  ¹ tn Grk “Therefore in.” Here οὖν (oun) has not been translated.

[7:12]  ² tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.

[7:12]  ³ sn Jesus’ teaching as reflected in the phrase treat others as you would want them to treat you, known generally as the Golden Rule, is not completely unique in the ancient world, but here it is stated in its most emphatic, selfless form.

[7:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “is.”

[19:19]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Exod 20:12-16; Deut 5:16-20.

[19:19]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.

[22:39]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.

[22:40]  ⁸ tn Grk “hang.” The verb κρεμάννυμι (kremannumi) is used here with a figurative meaning (cf. BDAG 566 s.v. 2.b).

[13:9]  ⁹ tn Grk “For the…” (with the word “commandments” supplied for clarity). The Greek article (“the”) is used here as a substantiver to introduce the commands that are quoted from the second half of the Decalogue (ExSyn 238).

[13:9]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Exod 20:13-15, 17; Deut 5:17-19, 21.

[13:9]  ¹¹ sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.

[2:8]  ¹² tn Grk “according to the scripture.”

[2:8]  ¹³ sn A quotation from Lev 19:18 (also quoted in Matt 19:19; 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Rom 13:9; Gal 5:14).

[2:9]  ¹⁴ tn Or “transgressors.”

[2:10]  ¹⁵ tn Or “stumbles.”

[2:10]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “guilty of all.”

[2:11]  ¹⁷ sn A quotation from Exod 20:14 and Deut 5:18.

[2:11]  ¹⁸ sn A quotation from Exod 20:13 and Deut 5:17.