40On these two commandments hangeth the whole law, and the prophets.


In Context

37 And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the great and first commandment.

39 And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments hangeth the whole law, and the prophets.

41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

42 saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

Matthew 22:40 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:40On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:40On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:40On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets hang.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:40The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:40on these — the two commands — all the law and the prophets do hang.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.