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The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
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Commentators explain that Jesus isn't just giving two important rules; He's providing the foundational principle for understanding all moral and ethical teachings in the Old Testament. Like a peg on which everything else hangs (Spurgeon), these two commands are the substance and summary of what it means to live a holy life (Barnes, Gill).
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18th Century
Presbyterian
On these two commandments hang, etc. That is, these comprehend the substance of what Moses in the law, and what the prophets have spoken. …
19th Century
Anglican
All the law and the prophets—The words are coupled, as in Matthew 5:17 and Matthew 7:12, to indicate the whole of the revelation o…
Baptist
The teaching of Moses and all the prophets might be summarized in these two commandments. The duty of loving God and loving our neighbor a…
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This verse is distinctive though enigmatic. How do all the Law and the Prophets “hang on” (GK 3203) these two commandments?
First, the two co…
16th Century
Protestant
On these two commandments. I now return to Matthew, where Christ says that all the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandmen…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets . ] Not that all that is …
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An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to test, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great co…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Lord answered the question concerning the payment of tribute and the question about the resurrection. Here, however, He answers a q…
