Luke - 6:31



31 "As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 6:31.

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And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
And as you would that men should do to you, do you also to them in like manner.
And as ye wish that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner.
And behave to your fellow men just as you would have them behave to you.
And as you would like men to do to you, do the same to them.
And exactly as you would want people to treat you, treat them also the same.
Do to others as you wish them to do to you.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And as ye would that men should do to you,.... In matters of justice and beneficence were they in your case, and you in theirs;
do ye also to them likewise: a golden rule this, agreeably to the light of nature, and divine revelation, and is the sum and substance of the law and prophets; See Gill on Matthew 7:12.

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