Verses¶

Question¶

What did Jesus specifically teach about the law and commandments across all four Gospels and John's epistles?

1. Rich Young Ruler (Mat 19:16-22, Mark 10:17-22, Luke 18:18-23)¶

Matthew 19:16-22¶

16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? 21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me. 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

Context (Mat 19:23-26):

23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 25 When his disciples heard [it], they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Mark 10:17-22¶

17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

Luke 18:18-23¶

18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is], God. 20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

Synoptic Comparison Notes: - Matthew: Jesus says "keep the commandments" and lists: no murder, no adultery, no stealing, no false witness, honor parents, love neighbor. Adds "love thy neighbour as thyself" (Lev 19:18). - Mark: Jesus says "Thou knowest the commandments" and lists: no adultery, no killing, no stealing, no false witness, "Defraud not," honor parents. Adds "Defraud not" (not in Decalogue directly; relates to Exo 20:17 covetousness or Lev 19:13). - Luke: Jesus says "Thou knowest the commandments" and lists: no adultery, no killing, no stealing, no false witness, honor parents. - All three: Jesus directs the inquirer to the commandments (entole, G1785) as the path to life. He cites commandments 5-9 of the Decalogue. None cite the first four (God-ward) commandments directly, though Matthew adds the Lev 19:18 summary.

2. Greatest Commandment (Mat 22:34-40, Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-28)¶

Matthew 22:34-40¶

34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which [is] the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Mark 12:28-34¶

28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment. 31 And the second [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him [any question].

Luke 10:25-28¶

25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 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. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

OT Source -- Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (Shema):

4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD: 5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

OT Source -- Leviticus 19:18:

18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.

Context -- Leviticus 19:17:

17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

3. New Commandment (John 13:34-35, John 15:12-17)¶

John 13:34-35¶

34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Context (John 13:31-33):

31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. 33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

John 15:12-17¶

12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.

4. Keep My Commandments (John 14:15-24, John 15:10)¶

John 14:15¶

15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:21¶

21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

John 14:23-24¶

23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

John 14:31¶

31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

John 15:10¶

10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

5. John's Epistles on Sin and Law (1 John 2:3-7, 3:4-8, 5:2-3)¶

1 John 2:3-7¶

3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

1 John 2:8¶

8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

1 John 3:4-8¶

4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

1 John 3:22-24¶

22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

1 John 4:21¶

21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

1 John 5:2-3¶

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

2 John 1:4-6¶

4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

6. Jesus on Lawlessness / Anomia (Mat 7:21-23, 13:41, 23:28, 24:12)¶

Matthew 7:21-23¶

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Context (Mat 7:12 -- Golden Rule):

12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Context (Mat 7:24-27 -- Wise and Foolish Builders):

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Matthew 13:41-42¶

41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 23:28¶

28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Matthew 24:12¶

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Note: In all four passages, the KJV translates anomia (G458) as "iniquity." The Greek term literally means "lawlessness" (a-nomia = without-law). The same word appears in 1 John 3:4 where John defines sin as anomia.

7. Weightier Matters of the Law (Mat 23:23-24)¶

Matthew 23:23-24¶

23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 24 [Ye] blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

Context -- Matthew 23:1-3 (Moses' seat):

1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, [that] observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

OT Parallel -- Micah 6:8:

8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

OT Parallel -- Hosea 6:6:

6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

8. Law Permanence (Luke 16:16-17, Mat 5:17-19, Mat 24:35)¶

Luke 16:16-17¶

16 The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

Context (Luke 16:13-15):

13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Context (Luke 16:18):

18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.

Context (Luke 16:29-31 -- Moses and the Prophets):

29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

Matthew 5:17-19 (Programmatic Statement -- studied in law-12)¶

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 24:35¶

35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

9. Additional Jesus Law-Teaching Passages¶

Matthew 5:20 -- Exceeding Righteousness¶

20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:21-48 -- The Antitheses (Deepening the Commandments)¶

21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment... 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all... 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil... 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 7:12 -- The Golden Rule¶

12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Matthew 11:28-30 -- Jesus's Yoke¶

28 Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.

Matthew 22:21 -- Render Unto Caesar¶

21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

10. Corban / Commandments of God vs. Traditions of Men (Mark 7:6-13, Mat 15:3-9)¶

Mark 7:6-13¶

6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men. 8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, [as] the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. 9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: 11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, [It is] Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; [he shall be free]. 12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; 13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

Matthew 15:3-9¶

3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6 And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7 [Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.

Mark 7:20-23 -- What Defiles (Moral Law Content)¶

20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

11. Broader Apostolic Passages on Commandments¶

Romans 13:8-10 -- Love Fulfills the Law¶

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For 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. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.

Romans 7:7,12,14 -- The Law is Holy, Just, Good, Spiritual¶

7 What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 12 Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

James 2:8-12 -- Royal Law and Law of Liberty¶

8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

Revelation 12:17, 14:12, 22:14 -- End-Time Commandment Keeping¶

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Rev 22:14 Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Cross-Testament Parallels¶

For John 14:15 ("If ye love me, keep my commandments")¶

OT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | Neh 1:5 | 0.406 | commandment, compassion, keep | | Exo 20:6 | 0.403 | commandment, compassion, keep | | Deu 5:10 | 0.403 | commandment, compassion, keep | | Dan 9:4 | 0.397 | commandment, compassion, keep | | Deu 11:1 | 0.395 | commandment, compassion, keep | | Deu 7:9 | 0.394 | commandment, compassion, keep | | Deu 30:16 | 0.388 | commandment, compassion, keep |

Note: The highest-scoring OT parallels for John 14:15 are passages that combine "love" with "keep commandments" -- the same formula found in Exo 20:6 / Deu 5:10 (second commandment preamble): "shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."

NT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | John 15:10 | 0.513 | commandment, compassion, keep | | John 14:21 | 0.494 | commandment, compassion, keep | | 1 John 5:3 | 0.490 | commandment, compassion, keep | | John 15:12 | 0.444 | commandment, compassion | | 1 John 5:2 | 0.417 | commandment, compassion, keep | | John 13:34 | 0.408 | commandment, compassion | | 2 John 1:6 | 0.401 | commandment, compassion |

For 1 John 5:3 ("This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments")¶

OT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | Neh 1:5 | 0.406 | commandment, compassion, keep | | Deu 7:9 | 0.402 | commandment, compassion, keep | | Dan 9:4 | 0.395 | commandment, compassion, keep | | Exo 20:6 | 0.378 | commandment, compassion, keep | | Deu 5:10 | 0.378 | commandment, compassion, keep |

For Mat 19:17 ("keep the commandments")¶

OT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | Exo 16:28 | 0.349 | commandment, keep | | Deu 5:29 | 0.336 | commandment, good, keep | | Pro 4:4 | 0.334 | alive, commandment, keep | | Deu 30:16 | 0.329 | alive, commandment, keep |

For John 13:34 ("A new commandment I give unto you")¶

OT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | Psa 119:47 | 0.378 | commandment, compassion | | Exo 20:6 | 0.360 | commandment, compassion | | Deu 5:10 | 0.360 | commandment, compassion |

NT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | John 15:12 | 0.571 | another, commandment, compassion, love | | 2 John 1:5 | 0.527 | another, commandment, compassion, new | | John 14:21 | 0.470 | commandment, compassion, love | | Mark 12:31 | 0.448 | another, commandment, compassion | | Rom 13:8 | 0.422 | another, compassion, love | | 1 John 3:11 | 0.410 | another, compassion |

For 1 John 3:4 ("sin is the transgression of the law")¶

OT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | Jer 5:25 | 0.393 | iniquity | | Psa 69:28 | 0.388 | iniquity | | Psa 103:10 | 0.387 | iniquity | | Eze 18:21 | 0.378 | iniquity |

NT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | 1 John 5:17 | 0.421 | iniquity | | 1 Cor 15:56 | 0.419 | iniquity | | Jas 2:9 | 0.411 | commit, iniquity | | Rom 5:13 | 0.405 | iniquity | | Rom 7:7 | 0.395 | iniquity |

For Mat 7:23 ("depart from me, ye that work iniquity/anomia")¶

NT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | Luke 13:27 | 0.395 | (parallel passage) | | 2 Thes 2:7 | 0.316 | lawlessness, work |

For Luke 16:17 ("easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail")¶

NT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | Mat 5:18 | 0.510 | away, heaven, law | | Mat 24:35 | 0.417 | away, heaven | | Luke 21:33 | 0.416 | away, heaven | | Mark 13:31 | 0.411 | away, heaven |

For Mat 23:23 (Weightier matters of the law)¶

NT Parallels: | Reference | Score | Key Terms | |-----------|-------|-----------| | Luke 11:42 | 0.626 | compassion, justice, mint, neglect |