Ask, Seek, Knock
Matthew 7:12
In 9 translations
- BSB
- In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
- ASV
- All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.
- LSV
- All things, therefore, whatever you may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
- YLT
- 'All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
- DBY
- Therefore all things whatever ye desire that men should do to you, thus do ye also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
- DRC
- All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
- GNV
- Therefore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men should doe to you, euen so doe ye to them: for this is the Lawe and the Prophets.
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- NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read ἐὰν (“maybe”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἂν (“maybe”).
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- SBLGNT: ἐὰν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐὰν; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἂν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Πάντα οὖν ὅσα ἐὰν θέλητε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς· οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται.
- RP2018
- Πάντα οὖν ὅσα ἂν θέλητε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς· οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται.
- TR-Boyd
- Πάντα οὖν ὅσα ἂν θέλητε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, οὕτω καὶ ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς· οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται.
- SCR1894
- παντα ουν οσα αν θελητε ινα ποιωσιν υμιν οι ανθρωποι ουτως και υμεις ποιειτε αυτοις ουτος γαρ εστιν ο νομος και οι προφηται
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- Luke 6:31Do to others as you would have them do to you.
- Romans 13:8–10Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other…
- Galatians 5:13–14For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Mark 12:29–34Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The…
- Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- Matthew 22:39–40And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
- Micah 6:8He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Zechariah 8:16–17These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these…
- 1 Timothy 1:5The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
- Amos 5:14–15Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be…
- Ezekiel 18:7–8He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. He does not engage in usury or take excess interest,…
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of…
- Jeremiah 7:5–6For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or…
- Isaiah 1:17–18Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as…
- Zechariah 7:7–10Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?’” Then the word of…
- James 2:10–13Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder,…
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