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Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. / St. Matthew 22: 39
The original here quoted by our Lord is to be found in the words of God to Moses, (Leviticus 19: 18): "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord. " Our Lord never thought of being original. The older the saying the better, if it utters the truth he wants to utter. In him it becomes fact: The Word was made flesh. And so, in the wondrous meeting of extremes, the words he spoke were no more words, but spirit and life.