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Galatians 5:14

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

KJV

ὁ γὰρ πᾶς νόμος ἐν ἑνὶ λόγῳ πεπλήρωται, ἐν τῷ ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν.

Greek NT

Omnis enim lex in uno sermone impletur : Diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum.

Vulgate

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

ASV

For all the law is fulfilled in one word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
νόμος
nomos
noun · 196×
πληρόω
pleroo
verb · 86×
πλησίον
plesion
adverb · 17×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
σεαυτοῦ
seautou
reflexive_pronoun · 43×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἀγαπάω
agapao
verb · 143×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
o
article · 19778×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: πεπλήρωται | WH/Treg/NIV: πεπλήρωται | RP: πληροῦται
  • πεπλήρωταιSBLGNT
  • πεπλήρωταιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • πληροῦταιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: σεαυτόν | WH/Treg/NIV: σεαυτόν | RP: ἑαυτόν
  • σεαυτόνSBLGNT
  • σεαυτόνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἑαυτόνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1John 4:21 — And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
  • 1Tim 1:5 — Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
  • Gal 5:13 — For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
  • Gal 6:2 — Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
  • Jas 2:8 — If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
  • Jas 2:8 — If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
  • Jas 5:9 — Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
  • John 13:34 — A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
  • Lev 19:18 — Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
  • Lev 19:18 — Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
  • Lev 19:34 — But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
  • Luke 6:31 — And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
  • Luke 10:27 — And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
  • Mark 12:31 — And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
  • Mark 12:31 — And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
  • Mark 12:33 — And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and s
  • Matt 5:19 — Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be
  • Matt 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.
  • Matt 19:18 — He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
  • Matt 22:39 — And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
  • Matt 22:39 — And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
  • Rom 13:8 — Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
  • Rom 13:8 — Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.