KJV King James Version
Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 19:19
Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
WEB World English Bible
‘Honor your father and mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
ASV American Standard Version
Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 19
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τίμαG5091 · timaōto honorτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέραG3962 · patērfatherκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμητέρα,G3384 · mētērmotherκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀγαπήσειςG25 · agapaōto loveτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπλησίονG4139 · plēsionnear/neighborσουG4771 · suyouὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenσεαυτόν.¶G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Leviticus 19:18Thou 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.Matthew 22:39And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Deuteronomy 5:16Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.James 2:8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:Matthew 15:4-6For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.Ephesians 6:1-2Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.Luke 10:27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.Galatians 5:14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Leviticus 19:3Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I [am] the LORD your God.Proverbs 30:17The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.Matthew 5:43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.Romans 13:9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Exodus 20:14-15Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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