9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. …
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-10)We are here taught a lesson of justice and charity. I. Of justice (Rom. 13:7): Render therefore to all their dues , especially to magistrates, for this refers to what goes before; and likewise to all with whom we have to do. To be just is to give to all their due, to give every body his own. What we have we have as stewards; others have an interest in it, and must have their dues. “Render to God h…
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