Luke 6:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
What this verse means
‘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 DomainASVPD
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 6:31 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- Matthew 22:39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
- Galatians 5:14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
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