11 translations · Greek
Matthew 22:39
A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Matthew 22:39 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
- KJV King James Version
- And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
- ASV American Standard Version
- And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and the second [is] like to it: You will love your neighbor as yourself;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The second is just like it, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and the second [is] like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And [the] second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| δευτέρα | deutera | [the] second | G1208 δεύτερος secondly |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 δέ then |
| ὁμοία | homoia | [is] like | G3664 ὅμοιος like |
| αὐτῇ | autē | it | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| Ἀγαπήσεις | Agapēseis | Love | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πλησίον | plēsion | neighbor | G4139 πλησίον near/neighbor |
| σου | sou | your | G4771 σύ you |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| σεαυτόν | seauton | yourself | G4572 σεαυτοῦ yourself |
Related verses
- Mark 12:31
The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
- Luke 10:27–37
He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” …
- Leviticus 19:18
“‘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 Yahweh.
- Romans 13:9–10
For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
- Galatians 5:14
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Matthew 19:19
‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- Romans 15:2
Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.
- James 2:8
However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
- Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
Read all of Matthew 22 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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