Matthew 7:12
"So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them
Jesus's words here are another way of saying, "Love your neighbor as yourself."
The phrase, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," summarizes a section of Leviticus. That section still provides useful examples of how to treat others in many different settings, and it is worthy of our consideration.
Leviticus 19:9–10
When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:11–12
You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:13–14
You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning. You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:15–16
You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:17–18
You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
this is the Law and the Prophets
Jesus teaches that all the Law and the Prophets hang on two commandments, and one of them is, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Matthew 22:36–40
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
[Jesus] said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
Paul refers to this teaching twice in his letters, saying love fulfills the Law.
The first half of the ten commandments (Exodus 20:3–12) focus on our love for God, while the second half (Exodus 20:13–17) focus on our love for other people; Paul's quotations in Romans recall the second half. In Galatians, Paul gives counter-examples of brotherly love: a selfish failure to serve others, and a bitterness that destroys the whole.Romans 13:8–10
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Galatians 5:13–15
You were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.