The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 22:39 NASB Your neighbor – “Who is my neighbor?” The scribe’s question brought about the famous parable of the Good Samaritan. We all know the story. But perhaps we haven’t considered all the implications. Ira Stone helps us see one additional consequence:…
The second is like it, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39 NASB Is like it – Why does Yeshua say that the commandment to love your neighbor is hómoios aute (like it)? How can any other commandment be like the first one: to love God will all your heart, mind, and strength? …
The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 22:39 NASB Second – In biblical thought, you can’t have the first without the second. You can’t love God with all your heart unless you also love your neighbor as yourself. Yeshua rightly points the scribe to both answers to the same…
“and a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39 ESV Like it – The Greek word homoia is a word about equivalence. It means “of the same kind” or “belonging equally.” It is often used in rabbinic teaching in the phrase, “Who is like?” We need to recognize that…
“And a second is like it, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:39 NASB Is like it – Most Christians can recall Yeshua’s declaration of the two great commandments. They might not know that both come from Deuteronomy or that the first one is part of the daily Shema, but they know the…
“And a second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:39 NASB Love – We all know that this Greek word is agapao. Agape love is the standard of Christian concern. We also recognize that it is self-sacrificing love, based not on what I might receive from another but solely on…
“And a second is like it, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”” Matthew 22:39 As – More psychological garbage has been perpetrated on the Christian community with this verse than just about any other. How many times have you heard someone claim that you can’t love another until you love yourself? How often have…
