KJV King James Version
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 22:40
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
WEB World English Bible
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
ASV American Standard Version
On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
on these—the two commands—all the law and the prophets do hang.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 22
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.
43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταύταιςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδυσὶνG1417 · duotwoἐντολαῖςG1785 · entolēcommandmentὅλοςG3650 · holosallὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμοςG3551 · nomoslawκρέματαιG2910 · kremaōto hangκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροφῆται.¶G4396 · prophētēsprophet
Cross-references
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.Matthew 7:12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.1 John 4:19-21We love him, because he first loved us.James 2:8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:1 John 4:7-11Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.1 Timothy 1:5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:Romans 3:19-21Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
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