Westminster Larger Catechism (1647), Westminster Assembly

Question 122

What is the sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man?

The sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man is, to love our neighbor as ourselves,^a and to do to others what we would have them to do to us.^b

What is the sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man?

The sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man is, to love our neighbor as ourselves,^a and to do to others what we would have them to do to us.^b

a. Matthew 22:39
Matthew 22:39
^22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
^22:39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
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b. Matthew 7:12
Matthew 7:12
^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.
^7:12 In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
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Related (2)

The Baptist Catechism (1695), parallel to this question

Question 47

What is the sum of the ten commandments?

The sum of the ten commandments is, to love the Lord our God, with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbour as ourselves.

Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), parallel to this question

Question 42

What is the sum of the ten commandments?

The sum of the ten commandments is, To love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbour as ourselves.

Commentaries (9)

Joseph Alleine, 1672, A Most Familiar Explanation of the Assemblies Shorter Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 42, parallel to this question
What is the sum of the ten Commandments? The sum of the ten Commandments is, To love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all…
Joseph Alleine’s text
Thomas Lye, 1672, The Assemblies Shorter Catechism Drawn out into Distinct Propositions
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 42, parallel to this question
What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? The sum of the Ten Commandments, is, to love,
Thomas Lye’s text
Thomas Vincent, 1673, An Explicatory Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 42, parallel to this question
What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? The sum of the Ten Commandments is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our…
Thomas Vincent’s text
1675, An Explicatory Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 42, parallel to this question
What is the summ of the ten Commandments? The summ of the ten Commandments is to Love the Lord our God with all our Heart, and with all our Soul, and with all our Mind, and with…
Its text
John Flavel, 1692, An Exposition of the Assembly’s Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 42, parallel to this question
What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? The sum of the Ten Commandments is to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all…
John Flavel’s text
Thomas Watson, 1692, A Body of Practical Divinity
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 42, parallel to this question
The Rule of Obedience being the Moral Law comprehended in the Ten Commandements; the next Question is, Quest. What is the Sum of the Ten Commandements? Resp. The Summ of the Ten…
Thomas Watson’s text
Matthew Henry, 1703, A Scripture Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 42, parallel to this question
What is the Sum of the Ten Commandments? The Sum of the Ten Commandments is to love the Lord our God with all our Heart, with all our Soul, with all our Strength, and with all our…
Matthew Henry’s text
Benjamin Beddome, 1752, A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism
On The Baptist Catechism (1695), Question 47, parallel to this question
Were the Ten Commandments written originally in two tables? Yes. The Lord said hew thee out two tables of stone, and I will write upon the tables, Is it our duty to love God? Yes.…
Benjamin Beddome’s text
Alexander Whyte, 1883, A Commentary on the Shorter Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 42, parallel to this question
The sum—The sum of a summary. (See Answer 41.) The pith and marrow of the moral law. to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind—The original of this…
Alexander Whyte’s text