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.

Matthew 7:12 BSB

Matthew 7:12 has 17 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 17 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 6:31 (92 votes) and Romans 13:8–10 (64 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 23 other books, from Genesis 14 to James 2.

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Which verses does Matthew 7:12 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Luke 6:3192 votes

    Do to others as you would have them do to you.

  2. Be 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 commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” …

  3. For 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.”

  4. Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

  5. Jesus 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.’ …

  6. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

  7. Micah 6:833 votes

    He 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?

  8. These 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 things,” declares the LORD.

  9. The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

  10. Seek 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 gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

  11. Malachi 3:518 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 7:12?

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