Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
- Date
- 1611
- Local voice
- Reported speaker · Jesus
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
The command uses care for oneself as the measure for care toward another person, linking healthy self-regard with outward responsibility rather than selfishness.
Where does it come from?
Matthew 22:39 in the King James Version.
Why the local voice matters
Matthew 22:39 in the King James Version preserves this wording as reported speech. The biblical passage remains the textual source while Jesus is stored as the local reported speaker.
