Matthew 22:40
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On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

Matthew 7:12 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.

John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:19-21 Now we know that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law: that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be made subject to God. . . .

Romans 13:9 For: 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 comprised in this word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.

1 John 4:7-11,19-21 Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for charity is of God. And every one that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. . . .

James 2:8 If then you fulfil the royal law, according to the scriptures: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; you do well.

Context
The Greatest Commandment
39And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets. 41And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them,…
Cross References
Matthew 7:12
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.

Galatians 5:14
For all the law is fulfilled in one word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Lexicon
All
ὅλος (holos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3650: All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Law
νόμος (nomos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Prophets
προφῆται (prophētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

depend
κρέμαται (krematai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2910: To hang, hang up, suspend; mid: To be hanging, hang. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to hang.

on
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

these
ταύταις (tautais)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

two
δυσὶν (dysin)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

commandments.”
ἐντολαῖς (entolais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.


Additional Translations
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

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

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets hang.

On these two commandments hangeth the whole law, and the prophets.

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

The whole of the Law and the Prophets is summed up in these two Commandments."

The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

on these -- the two commands -- all the law and the prophets do hang.'
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