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35 One Pharisee, who was an expert on the law of Moses, asked Jesus this question to test him: 36 “Teacher, which command in the law is the most important?”

37 Jesus answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and most important command. 39 And the second command is like the first: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’[b] 40 All the law and the writings of the prophets depend on these two commands.”

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Footnotes

  1. 22:37 ‘Love . . . mind.’ Quotation from Deuteronomy 6:5.
  2. 22:39 ‘Love . . . yourself.’ Quotation from Leviticus 19:18.

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