39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'[1]

Other Translations of Matthew 22:39

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

The Message

39 But there is a second to set alongside it: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.'

New King James Version

39 And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

New Living Translation

39 A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 22:39

Commentary on Matthew 22:34-40

(Read Matthew 22:34-40)

An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to try, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great commandment, and the sum of all the commands of the first table. Our love of God must be sincere, not in word and tongue only. All our love is too little to bestow upon him, therefore all the powers of the soul must be engaged for him, and carried out toward him. To love our neighbour as ourselves, is the second great commandment. There is a self-love which is corrupt, and the root of the greatest sins, and it must be put off and mortified; but there is a self-love which is the rule of the greatest duty: we must have a due concern for the welfare of our own souls and bodies. And we must love our neighbour as truly and sincerely as we love ourselves; in many cases we must deny ourselves for the good of others. By these two commandments let our hearts be formed as by a mould.

18 " 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Other Translations of Leviticus 19:18

King James Version

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.

English Standard Version

18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

The Message

18 "Don't seek revenge or carry a grudge against any of your people. "Love your neighbor as yourself. I am God.

New King James Version

18 You 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.

New Living Translation

18 "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 19:18

Chapter Contents

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There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, verse 35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.