Matthew 7:12

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.

Cross-references

Matthew 22:39 Related theme

Matthew 22:39 commands loving your neighbor as yourself, which the Golden Rule practically expresses.

Matthew 22:40 Related theme

Matthew 22:40 declares the Law and Prophets hang on love, just as the Golden Rule summarizes them.

Leviticus 19:18 is the OT command to love your neighbor as yourself, which the Golden Rule echoes.

Galatians 5:14 says the entire law is fulfilled in loving your neighbor as yourself—directly parallel to the Golden Rule's summary.

Micah 6:8 Parallel

Micah 6:8 summarizes God's requirement: justice, kindness, humility—the core of the Law and Prophets that the Golden Rule encapsulates.

Zechariah 7:7-10 commands true judgments, kindness, no oppression—directly mirroring the Golden Rule's ethic of treating others well.

Romans 13:8-10 explicitly states that love fulfills the law, echoing the Golden Rule's claim to sum up the Law and Prophets.

Zechariah 8:17 forbids devising evil against another—the negative counterpart of the Golden Rule's positive command.

Luke 6:31 Parallel

Luke 6:31 records the same Golden Rule teaching, showing it applies to all interpersonal treatment.

Ephesians 6:9 commands masters to treat slaves with respect — a direct application of the Golden Rule's principle.

Mark 12:31 Parallel

Mark 12:31 gives the love command which the Golden Rule practically expresses — treat others as you love yourself.

Luke 3:13 Parallel

Luke 3:13 applies fairness in tax collection — a specific instance of treating others as you'd want to be treated.

James 2:10–13 Related theme

James 2:10-13 speaks of the law of liberty and mercy, complementing the Golden Rule's call to treat others with mercy.

1 Timothy 1:5 Related theme

1 Timothy 1:5 identifies love from a pure heart as the goal of the command, aligning with the Golden Rule's ethical aim.

Galatians 5:13 Related theme

Galatians 5:13 calls believers to serve one another through love, which is the practical outworking of the Golden Rule.

Malachi 3:5 Parallel

Malachi 3:5 lists oppressions God judges—the very actions the Golden Rule tells us to avoid doing to others.

Zechariah 8:16 calls for truth and peace in judgments—specific practices that fulfill the Golden Rule's principle.

Amos 5:15 Parallel

Amos 5:15 calls for establishing justice in the gate—a concrete expression of the Golden Rule's command to do to others.

In Ezekiel 18:8, just dealings—no interest or injustice—echo the Golden Rule's call to treat others as we want to be treated.

Ezekiel 18:7 describes righteous acts like not oppressing and restoring pledges, embodying the Golden Rule's principle.

Jeremiah 7:6 specifically forbids oppressing the vulnerable, which the Golden Rule's positive command implies.

Psalm 15:3 Related theme

Psalm 15:3 describes righteous conduct toward neighbors — avoiding slander and harm — consistent with the Golden Rule's standard.