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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Galatians 5:14

The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: "Love your neighbor as yourself."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anarchy;   Golden Rule;   Love;   Neighbor;   Quotations and Allusions;   Thompson Chain Reference - Duty;   Neighbours, Duty to;   Social Life;   The Topic Concordance - Law;   Love;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Law of God, the;   Love to Man;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Freedom;   Law;   Neighbour;   Paul;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Freedom;   Fruit of the Spirit;   Law;   Love;   Neighbor;   Paul the Apostle;   Religion;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Liberty;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Galatians, the Epistle to the;   Law;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Brotherly Love;   Fulfill;   Galatians, Letter to the;   Love;   Neighbor;   Torah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Brotherly Love;   Christianity;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Commandment;   Fulfilment;   Galatians Epistle to the;   Gospels (2);   Law;   Love (2);   Neighbour;   Pharisees (2);   Quotations;   Righteous, Righteousness;   Teaching ;   Word;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Flesh;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Christianity;   Galatians, Epistle to the;   Neighbor;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Brotherly Love;   Golden Rule, the;   Hillel;   Saul of Tarsus;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for September 21;   Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for December 10;   Every Day Light - Devotion for November 8;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
The whole law is made complete in this one command: "Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself."
Revised Standard Version
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For all ye lawe is fulfilled in one worde which is this: thou shalt love thyne neghbour as thy selfe.
Hebrew Names Version
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
New American Standard Bible
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."
New Century Version
The whole law is made complete in this one command: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."
Update Bible Version
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Webster's Bible Translation
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
English Standard Version
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
World English Bible
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Weymouth's New Testament
For the entire Law has been obeyed when you have kept the single precept, which says, "You are to love your fellow man equally with yourself."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For euery lawe is fulfillid in o word, Thou schalt loue thi neiybore as thi silf.
English Revised Version
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Contemporary English Version
All that the Law says can be summed up in the command to love others as much as you love yourself.
Amplified Bible
For the whole Law [concerning human relationships] is fulfilled in one precept, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF [that is, you shall have an unselfish concern for others and do things for their benefit]."
American Standard Version
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Bible in Basic English
For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
Complete Jewish Bible
For the whole of the Torah is summed up in this one sentence: "Love your neighbor as yourself";
Darby Translation
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;
International Standard Version
For the whole law is summarized in a single statement: "You must love your neighbor as yourself."Leviticus 19:18">[fn]Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 7:12; 22:39-40; Romans 13:8-9; James 2:8;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For all the law in one word is fulfilled, in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Murdock Translation
For the whole law is fulfilled in one sentence; in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
King James Version (1611)
For all the Law is fulfilled in one word, euen in this: Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
New Living Translation
For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
New Life Bible
You obey the whole Law when you do this one thing, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."
New Revised Standard
For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Geneva Bible (1587)
For all the Lawe is fulfilled in one worde, which is this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
George Lamsa Translation
For the whole law is fulfilled in one saying, that is; Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, the whole law, in one word, is summed up - namely in this, - Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For all the law is fulfilled in one word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, which is this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.
Good News Translation
For the whole Law is summed up in one commandment: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."
Christian Standard Bible®
For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself.
King James Version
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Lexham English Bible
For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Literal Translation
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in this : "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Lev. 19:18
Young's Literal Translation
for all the law in one word is fulfilled -- in this: `Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, namely in this: loue thy neghboure as thy selfe.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for all the law is comprehended in this one precept, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
New English Translation
For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely, " You must love your neighbor as yourself ."
New King James Version
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Leviticus 19:18">[fn]
Simplified Cowboy Version
Even the old code of Moses can be summed up in one sentence, "Love yourself and others the same."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."
Legacy Standard Bible
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

Contextual Overview

13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love. 14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: "Love your neighbor as yourself."15But if you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out, or you will be consumed by each other. 16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; 20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, 21and envy; drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all: Matthew 7:12, Matthew 19:18, Matthew 19:19, Matthew 22:39, Matthew 22:40, Romans 13:8-10, James 2:8-11

Thou: Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 19:34, Mark 12:31, Mark 12:33, Luke 10:27-37, 1 Timothy 1:5

Reciprocal: Judges 8:2 - What Malachi 4:4 - the law Matthew 5:19 - do Matthew 5:43 - Thou Mark 9:50 - have peace Mark 10:19 - commit Luke 6:31 - General John 13:34 - That ye love Romans 2:27 - if it fulfil 1 Corinthians 9:21 - not 1 Corinthians 16:14 - General Galatians 5:13 - but Galatians 6:2 - Bear Ephesians 4:16 - edifying 1 Thessalonians 3:12 - love James 5:9 - Grudge not 1 John 2:7 - but 1 John 4:21 - General 2 John 1:6 - this is love

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For all the law is fulfilled in one word,.... Not the ceremonial law, to which acts of mercy, kindness, and love are opposed, and from which they are distinguished; but the law of the decalogue given to Moses on Mount Sinai, and by him to the people of the Jews; and intends either only the second table of it, since only love to the neighbour is mentioned; or else the whole of it, both tables, since it is said, "all the law"; which by Christ is reduced to two heads, love to God, and love to the neighbour; and though the former is not here expressed, it is implied as a cause in the effect, for the love of God is the cause, and so the evidence of love to the neighbour; nor can there be the one without the other. The two tables of the law consist of עשרת הדברים, "ten words"; as the s Jews commonly call them, and we the decalogue, and yet they are fulfilled in one; that is, they are to be brought into such a compendium, reduced to such an head; or as the apostle in a parallel place says, they may briefly be comprehended in this saying,

Romans 13:9. The Jews make the commandments of the law to be a very large number indeed, but at last reduce them to one, as the apostle here does,

"six hundred and thirteen commandments (they say t) were given to Moses----David came and reduced them to eleven, Psalm xv, Isaiah came and reduced them to six, Isaiah 33:15 Micah came and reduced them to three, Micah 6:8 Isaiah came and reduced them to two, Isaiah 56:1, Amos came and reduced them to one, Amos 5:4 but this being objected to, it is observed that Habakkuk came, וחעמידן על אחת, "and reduced them to one", Habakkuk 2:4 that is faith, as here the apostle reduces them to love:''

even in this, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: these words are taken out of Leviticus 19:18 and which R. Akiba says u, agreeably with the apostle, whose contemporary he was, is כלל גדול בתורה, "the grand general rule in the law"; or the grand comprehensive of the law: the object of love, the "neighbour", signifies not only, as there the Jews explain it, those of their own people, or proselytes to their religion; but all sorts of men, whether in a natural, civil, or spiritual relation; and whether those that do us good or do us ill, friends or enemies: the measure or rule of love is, "as thyself"; and designs not an equality of affection, but a likeness of effects; that is, to do the same kind acts of love to others, one would choose to have done to ourselves: and this is the fulfilling of the law; that is, so far as a man loves aright, so far he fulfils the law; not that he does it perfectly, for man in his fallen state is unable to do that, for the law is exceeding broad, and reaches to thoughts, desires, and inclinations, as well as to words and deeds; and besides, love said to be the fulfilling of it, is imperfect; hence then there can be no justification by works of charity, nor by any services of men, which at best are imperfect; nor are they done in their own strength, and without the grace of God; nor is there any that can be said to have fulfilled the law perfectly but Christ, and to him must we look for a justifying righteousness. These words contain a reason engaging to love one another, and to do all kind of offices of love to each other; since it is a main and principal thing contained in the law, and to which that may be reduced.

s Exod. xxxiv. 28. Vid. Targum Onk. & Jon. in ib. t T. Bab. Maccot, fol. 23. 2. & 24. 1. Tzeror Hammor, fol. 151. 1. u In Jarchi in Lev. xix. 18.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For all the law is fulfilled ... - That is, this expresses the substance of the whole law; it embraces and comprises all. The apostle of course here alludes to the Law in regard to our duty to our fellow-men, since that was the point which he particularly enforces. He is saying that this law would counteract all the evil workings of the flesh, and if this were fulfilled, all our duty to others would be discharged. A similar sentiment he has expressed in Romans 13:8-10; see the notes at that passage. The turn here in the discussion is worthy of particular notice. With great skill he changes the subject from a doctrinal argument to a strain of practical remark, and furnishes most important lessons for the right mode of overcoming our corrupt and sensual passions, and discharging our duty to others.

Thou shalt love thy neighbor ... - See this explained in the note at Matthew 19:19.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. For all the law — Which respects our duty to our fellows, is fulfilled-is comprehended, in one word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matthew 19:19; Matthew 19:19, and "Romans 13:9".


 
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