Matthew 22:40 Cross References - Common

40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."

Matthew 7:12

12 So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

John 1:17

17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:19-21

19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 Therefore no flesh will be justified in his sight by works of the law, for through the law comes knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God has been revealed apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it,

Romans 13:9

9 The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet," and any other commandment there may be, are summed up in this sentence, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

1 Timothy 1:5

5 But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

James 2:8

8 If you really fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.

1 John 4:7-11

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

1 John 4:19-21

19 We love because he first loved us. 20 If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have from him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

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