"And the second {is} like, {namely} this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment great…" — Mark 12:31

Mark 12:31 · KJV

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

— Mark 12:31

Verse 30

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this {is} the first commandment.

Verse 32

And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

Mark 12 — Context

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments {is}, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this {is} the first commandment.

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

And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

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 sacrifices.

Cross References

Romans 13:8-9

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Matthew 22:39

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

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.

Luke 10:27

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.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Charity suffereth long, {and} is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, {vaunteth...: or, is not rash}

Matthew 7:12

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.

Galatians 5:14

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

1 John 4:21

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.