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[a] 33 When the crowds heard this, they were astounded at His teaching.

The Greatest Mitzvot

34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that Yeshua had silenced the Sadducees, gathered together in one place. 35 And testing Him, one of them, a lawyer, asked, 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Torah?”

37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ [b] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ [c] 40 The entire Torah and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:33 cf. Exod. 3:6.
  2. Matthew 22:38 cf. Deut. 6:5, v’ahavta.
  3. Matthew 22:40 Lev. 19:18b, v’ahavta l’reiacha kamocha.

33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.(A)

The Greatest Commandment(B)

34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,(C) the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law,(D) tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a](E) 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b](F) 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:37 Deut. 6:5
  2. Matthew 22:39 Lev. 19:18