From the Holiness Code. In context 'thy neighbour' means a fellow Israelite, and the same chapter extends the same love to the resident alien a few verses later. Rabbi Akiva called this the great principle of the Torah; Jesus quotes it as the second commandment.
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TextThou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah. 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1 TranslatorAmerican Revision Committee 1 Meaning
Themeethics, the golden rule 1 Connections
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This source names Akiva ben Joseph directly: "the resident alien a few verses later. Rabbi Akiva called this the great principle of the Torah; Jesus quotes it as the second commandment."
Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
This source names Israelites directly: "From the Holiness Code."
Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
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The verse this belief quotes.
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Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
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1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text
American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901Leviticus 19:18View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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