Matthew 22:40
New International Version
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

New Living Translation
The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

English Standard Version
On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

Berean Standard Bible
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Berean Literal Bible
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."

King James Bible
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

New King James Version
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

New American Standard Bible
Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”

NASB 1995
“On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”

NASB 1977
“On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”

Legacy Standard Bible
On these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”

Amplified Bible
The whole Law and the [writings of the] Prophets depend on these two commandments.”

Christian Standard Bible
All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”

American Standard Version
On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
On these two commands depend all The Written Law and The Prophets.”

Contemporary English Version
All the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets are based on these two commandments.

Douay-Rheims Bible
On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

English Revised Version
On these two commandments hangeth the whole law, and the prophets.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All of Moses' Teachings and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."

Good News Translation
The whole Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets depend on these two commandments."

International Standard Version
All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."

Literal Standard Version
on these—the two commands—all the Law and the Prophets hang.”

Majority Standard Bible
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

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

NET Bible
All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

New Revised Standard Version
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”

New Heart English Bible
The whole Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."

Webster's Bible Translation
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Weymouth New Testament
The whole of the Law and the Prophets is summed up in these two Commandments."

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

Young's Literal Translation
on these -- the two commands -- all the law and the prophets do hang.'

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Context
The Greatest Commandment
39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” 41While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:…

Cross References
Matthew 7:12
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.

Galatians 5:14
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: "Love your neighbor as yourself."


Treasury of Scripture

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Matthew 7:12
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.

John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:19-21
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God…

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Matthew 22
1. The parable of the marriage of the king's son.
9. The vocation of the Gentiles.
12. The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment.
15. Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar.
23. Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection;
34. answers which is the first and great commandment;
41. and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah.














(40) All the law and the prophets.--The words are coupled, as in Matthew 5:17; Matthew 7:12, to indicate the whole of the revelation of the divine will in the Old Testament. The two great commandments lay at the root of all. The rest did but expand and apply them; or, as in the ceremonial, set them forth symbolically; or, as in the law of slavery and divorce, confined their application within limits, which the hardness of men's hearts made necessary. For the glowing assent of the scribe to our Lord's teaching, and our Lord's approval of him, see Notes on Mark 12:32-34.

Verse 40. - Hang all the Law and the prophets; i.e. all Scripture, which is comprised in these terms (comp. Matthew 5:17; Matthew 7:12); in other words, all the revelations which God has made to man in every age. The clause is peculiar to St. Matthew. It signifies that on love of God and love of man depend all the moral and religious, ceremonial and judicial precepts contained in the Law, all the utterances of the prophets, all the voices of history. Scripture enunciates the duty to God and our neighbour, shows the right method of fulfilling it, warns against the breach of it, gives examples of punishment and reward consequent upon the way in which the obligation has been treated. Thus the unity and integrity of revelation is demonstrated. Its Author is one; its design is uniform; it teaches one path, leading to one great end.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
All
ὅλος (holos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3650: All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Law
νόμος (nomos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Prophets
προφῆται (prophētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

depend
κρέμαται (krematai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2910: To hang, hang up, suspend; mid: To be hanging, hang. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to hang.

on
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

these
ταύταις (tautais)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

two
δυσὶν (dysin)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

commandments.”
ἐντολαῖς (entolais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.


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