Luke 6:31

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“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

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‘Do to others as you would have them do to you’—the Golden Rule sums up love of neighbor as active, imaginative kindness.

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BSBPD

“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 6:31 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 7:12In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
  2. Matthew 22:39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
  3. Galatians 5:14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  4. James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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