Where in the bible is the golden rule about doing unto others as you would have them do unto you?

Question

This is gonna interesting.

Well I haven't seen the exact quote yet have I...?

Answer 1

Where in the bible? I think it's printed on the dust jacket. Some families with old bibles write it in the notes pages at the end.

As you must know by asking the question, the technical answer is nowhere in the Bible.

The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and the Gospels in Hebrew, Greek, and/or Aramaic (depending on who you believe). The expression is in slightly archaic modern English, so by definition it's a new phrase.

The Bible does contain the golden rule in various forms but it was never phrased exactly that way until the 1973 New International Version translation of Luke 6:31, and with slight variation in Matt 7:12. But the NIV is a very loose translation.

Nearly every religious and ethical tradition has some variant of the golden rule.

Other cultures probably had it first -- the Egyptians, for instance, or Chinese. For the first Judeo-Christian reference, Leviticus 19:18 (King James translation) describes Moses repeating God's words to the Children of Israel: Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the LORD.

Talmud, Shabbat 31a: What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. That is the entire law; all the rest is commentary.

The positive formulation (do unto others rather than don't do unto others) is attributed to Jesus' sermon on the mount, as recounted in Luke and Matthew.

The first English usage I could find is a 1477 translation of one of Socrates' sayings: "Do to other as thou wouldst they should do to thee. . ."

I think the Leviticus version is the most useful and succinct but the Talmud's is most clever. As we all know, you should not do certain things to others that you want done to you, especially if you are a massochist or a young man of lurid imagination. But the command to love both your neighbors and yourself, that is a broader statement.

Answer 2

Don't know much about golden rules, buddy.

But I do know about the

Golden Crispy Flakes of

Ezekiel 4:9 Cinnamon Raisin

brand cereal.

Those crisp tasty flakes will fill you with God's divine love.
You should 'do unto others' by pouring out a big bowl for them.

I think you'll be glad you did.

Answer 3

I don't believe the Golden Rule comes from the Bible. I could be wrong though. An eye for an eye comes from the Bible, which is sort of the same thing -- just more violent!

Answer 4

Check out Matthew 7:12

Answer 5

Old Testament: Leviticus 19:17 ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. 18 You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

New Testament: Matthew 5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 22:36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

Answer 6

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" would be an incorrect translation from the Bible. It should be more like "Do unto others as they do unto you", or, in other words, "eye for an eye". Many people take it a step farther: "do unto others BEFORE they have a chance to do unto you."

Answer 7

Luke 6:31

Answer 8

There is no scripture in the Bible that contains the Golden Rule.

Answer 9

Matthew 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Numbers 33:56 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.

Deuteronomy 19:19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.

Answer 10

Mark 12:28-34
28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" 29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these." 32 "Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." 34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.

Mt 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Mt 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Mt 18:35
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

Lu 3:11
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.