Golden Rule

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

“‘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.

The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no other commandment greater than these.”

However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’ — read the full passage →

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.”

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. — read the full passage →

Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” — read the full passage →

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge. — read the full passage →

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

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. — read the full passage →

For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ — read the full passage →

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.

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, — read the full passage →

The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.

The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.

Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” — read the full passage →

One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?” — read the full passage →

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. — read the full passage →

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

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

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ — read the full passage →

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?” — read the full passage →

He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”

When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. — read the full passage →

“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.

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. — read the full passage →

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ — read the full passage →

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. — read the full passage →

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

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?

Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”

If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men! — read the full passage →

I hate double-minded men, but I love your law. — read the full passage →

I hate the assembly of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.

Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate Yahweh? Because of this, wrath is on you from before Yahweh.

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother; — read the full passage →

Therefore love the foreigner; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing.

Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, do you go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may establish the word which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. — read the full passage →

Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is one. — read the full passage →

You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes. — read the full passage →

“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.

“‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again. — read the full passage →

and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom. — read the full passage →

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →

Let brotherly love continue.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; — read the full passage →

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things. — read the full passage →

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. — read the full passage →

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, — read the full passage →

He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?” — read the full passage →

One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?” — read the full passage →

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”

He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her. — read the full passage →

He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. — read the full passage →

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”