Matthew 22:37-39

New Testament 3 verses 46 words 16 with Strong's data
37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38This is the first and great commandment. 39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Key Terms Across Passage

love
2x in passage H157

אָהַב ʼâhab

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

mind

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

neighbour

רֵעַ rêaʻ

an associate (more or less close)

second

שֵׁנִי shênîy

properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again

commandment

פֶּה peh

the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...

thyself

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

first

רִאשׁוֹן riʼshôwn

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

soul

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

like

דָּמָה dâmâh

to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider

heart

לֵב lêb

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

great

גָּדוֹל gâdôwl

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs

Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites

said

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

God

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

Lord

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References for Passage

Luke 10:27 125

And 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.

Deuteronomy 6:5 114

And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Deuteronomy 10:12 84

And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy s...

Mark 12:33 78

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and s...

Deuteronomy 30:6 72

And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

Mark 12:31 67

And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Leviticus 19:18 55

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.

Romans 8:7 41

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Galatians 5:14 29

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Matthew 19:19 23

Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Romans 15:2 22

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

James 2:8 20

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

Galatians 6:10 17

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.