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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Matthew 5:43 → Leviticus 19:18

Quotation

Later text

Matthew 5:43BSB

You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’

Earlier text

Leviticus 19:18BSB

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square6:12

Significance

Jesus refutes restrictive interpretation of "neighbor" that limited obligation to fellow Jews or righteous ones. The OT never commands hating enemies; this was an intertestamental/sectarian addition found in texts like the Qumran Rule of the Community. Jesus extends the love command universally, fulfilling Torah's true intent by removing human restrictions and revealing God's character of indiscriminate love.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Contrast

▸ Love Your Neighbor

Linked Mentions 1

Anchor Texts 1

Leviticus 19:18 — Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

Matthew 5:43 → Leviticus 19:18

Significance

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