Golden Rule (Leviticus 19:18, Matthew 7:12, Luke 6:31)
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Bible Verse:
The Lord said to Moses, 「Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbour as yourself. I am the Lord.」 (Leviticus 19:18)
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 7:12)
Do to others as you would have them do to you. (Luke 6:31)
Meaning:
The most essential or fundamental rule.
Origin and Application:
The golden rule is the most essential or fundamental rule associated with something. In the Bible, it refers to the principal rule 「love your neighbour as yourself」.
There are similar sayings in other schools of thoughts regarding this ethnic of reciprocity. For example, Confucius said 「do not do to others what you do not want others do to you」, which was considered the First Rule of behavior towards all by all.
Golden rule金科玉律 (利未記19:18,馬太福音 7:12,路加福音6:31)
Picture description:God gives Moses the Ten Commandments.
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Bible Verse:
上帝對摩西說:「不可報仇,也不要埋怨你的子民,卻要愛人如己。我是耶和華。」(《利未記》第十九章第十八節)
所以無論何事,你們願意被人怎樣對待你們,你們也要怎樣待人。因為這就是律法和先知的道理。(《馬太福音》第七章第十二節)
以你希望別人對待你的方式對待別人。(《路加福音》第六章第三十一節)
Meaning:
最重要和基本的定律。
Origin and Application:
金科玉律是指最重要和基本的定律。在《聖經》中,它是指「愛人如己」原則。
在其他學派也有很多類似的說法。例如,孔夫子曾說過:「己所不欲,勿施於人」,就被大家認為是所有行為的首要原則。
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