11 translations · Greek
Matthew 7:12
Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Matthew 7:12 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
- KJV King James Version
- Therefore 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
- ASV American Standard Version
- All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- All things, therefore, whatever you may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Treat others the way you want them to treat you. This sums up the law and the prophets.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Therefore all things whatever ye desire that men should do to you, thus do ye also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Therefore all things whatever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Πάντα | Panta | In everything | G3956 πᾶς all |
| οὖν | oun | then | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| ὅσα | hosa | — | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| ἐὰν | ean | — | G1437 ἐάν if |
| θέλητε | thelēte | you would have | G2309 θέλω to will/desire |
| ἵνα | hina | — | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| ποιῶσιν | poiōsin | them do | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | to you | G4771 σύ you |
| οἱ | hoi | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἄνθρωποι | anthrōpoi | — | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| οὕτως | houtōs | as | G3779 οὕτως thus(-ly) |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ὑμεῖς | hymeis | — | G4771 σύ you |
| ποιεῖτε | poieite | do | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | to others | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| οὗτος | houtos | this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| γάρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| ἐστιν | estin | is [the essence of] | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| νόμος | nomos | Law | G3551 νόμος law |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| προφῆται | prophētai | Prophets | G4396 προφήτης prophet |
Related verses
- Luke 6:31
“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.
- Romans 13:8–10
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 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 5:13–14
For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- 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.
- Mark 12:29–34
Jesus answered, “The greatest is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one: you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” …
- Matthew 22:39–40
A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
- Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Zechariah 8:16–17
These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates, and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate,” says Yahweh.
- 1 Timothy 1:5
but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;
- Amos 5:14–15
Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say. Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?
11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
12 Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
13 “Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.
14 How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.
Read all of Matthew 7 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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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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