Galatians 5:14
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Cross-reference
Gal 5:13 calls believers to serve one another through love, setting up the summary of the law in the next verse.
Gal 6:2 says bearing burdens fulfills the law of Christ, directly echoing the fulfillment theme of love.
1 Timothy 1:5 states that love is the goal of the command, aligning with Paul's claim that love fulfills the entire law.
In Matthew 7:12, the Golden Rule summarizes the Law and Prophets — parallel to Paul’s claim that love of neighbor fulfills the whole law.
In Matthew 19:19, Jesus directly quotes 'love your neighbor as yourself' — the same command Paul says fulfills the whole law.
In Matthew 22:39, Jesus calls this the second greatest commandment — confirming love of neighbor as central to the law, as Paul states.
In Matthew 22:40, Jesus says all the Law and Prophets depend on love — paralleling Paul’s statement that love fulfills the whole law.
Mark 12:31 records Jesus citing the same Leviticus command as the second greatest, reinforcing its centrality in the law.
Mark 12:33 elevates love of neighbor above sacrifices, echoing Paul's point that love fulfills the law.
The Good Samaritan parable in Luke 10:27-37 illustrates who qualifies as 'neighbor' and how to love, expanding on the command Paul cites.
Leviticus 19:18 is the original source of the command 'love your neighbor as yourself' that Paul quotes as the fulfillment of the law.
In Romans 13:8-10, Paul also writes that love fulfills the law — reinforcing his argument in Galatians that loving neighbor sums up all commandments.
Luke 6:31 states the Golden Rule — do to others as you would have them do to you — directly paralleling loving neighbor as yourself.
1 Cor 16:14 commands 'let all you do be done in love,' a direct application of loving your neighbor in every action.
1 John 4:21 ties loving God to loving brother, directly reinforcing the command to love neighbor.
John 13:34 gives Jesus' new command to love one another as He loved, extending the OT love command to Christ's example.
1 John 2:7 calls the love command an old commandment from the beginning, reinforcing its enduring centrality.
2 John 1:6 defines love as walking in God's commandments, linking the love command to obedience.
In James 2:8, the love command is called the royal law — and adds that failing in one point makes one guilty of all, expanding on Paul’s meaning.
In 1 Thessalonians 3:12, Paul prays for abounding love for one another, echoing the love command that fulfills the law.
Mark 10:19 lists the second-table commandments which the love command summarizes and fulfills.
James 5:9 warns against grumbling against one another, a specific failure to love neighbor as self.
Leviticus 19:34 extends the same command to foreigners, broadening the scope of neighbor love — a related but distinct application.