Matthew 7:12
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 7
“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.”Matthew 7:12
What Does Matthew 7:12 Mean?
Matthew 7:12 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 7, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Law.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 7:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 6:31“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”Romans 13:8“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”Galatians 5:13“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”Leviticus 19:18“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.”Mark 12:29“And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:”Matthew 22:39“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”Galatians 5:14“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”Micah 6:8“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”Zechariah 8:16“These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:”1 Timothy 1:5“Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:”Mark 12:31“And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.”Amos 5:14“Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.”Matthew 5:17“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”Ezekiel 18:7“And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;”Malachi 3:5“And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”Matthew 22:40“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”Isaiah 1:17“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”Jeremiah 7:5“For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;”Zechariah 7:7“Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?”James 2:10“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.”
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