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:"And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise." {{bible ref|book=Luke|chap=10|verses=27|version=KJV}}
 
:"And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise." {{bible ref|book=Luke|chap=10|verses=27|version=KJV}}
 
By referring to "the law and the prophets," Jesus is saying that the principle is not original with him, but is his expression of a principle of Judaic law, a supercession of the original [[Lex Talionis]].
 
By referring to "the law and the prophets," Jesus is saying that the principle is not original with him, but is his expression of a principle of Judaic law, a supercession of the original [[Lex Talionis]].
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Jesus also stated it to be the second most important commandment in Christianity, after the [[Shema]]<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2012:28-34;&version=64;</ref><ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2022:37-40;&version=64;</ref>.
    
==Historical Formulations==
 
==Historical Formulations==