[CYM] 34.0 Do to Others as You Would Have Them Do to You

The command often called the Golden Rule is one of Yeshua’s clearest and most widely recognized teachings on ethical living and love for others. It appears in the Sermon on the Mount, where Yeshua summarizes the law and the prophets in a single principle of relational conduct.

In Matthew 7:12, Yeshua states:

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.

This is not merely a call to avoid harm, but a positive command to actively treat others with the same care, respect, and kindness we desire for ourselves. It elevates love and empathy as the foundation of righteous behavior.

Luke 6:31 echoes the same teaching in the context of loving enemies: And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Yeshua uses this command as part of a larger call to radical love—blessing those who curse us, praying for those who mistreat us, and giving generously without expecting return (Luke 6:27–35). This kind of love imitates the mercy of God, who is kind even to the ungrateful and wicked.

While Mark and John do not state the Golden Rule explicitly, their Gospels reinforce the heart of this teaching through Yeshua’ emphasis on love, humility, and servant-heartedness (see John 13:34).

In all books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Yeshua calls His followers to live with intentional, selfless love, treating others as we ourselves hope to be treated—with grace, mercy, and dignity.