³³ And when the crowd heard it, ^(A)they were astonished at his teaching.

The Great Commandment

^34 (B)But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced ^(C)the Sadducees, they gathered together. ^35 (D)And one of them, ^(E)a lawyer, asked him a question ^(F)to test him. ³⁶ “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” ³⁷ And he said to him, ^(G)“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. ³⁸ This is the great and first commandment. ³⁹ And ^(H)a second is like it: ^(I)You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ^40 (J)On these two commandments depend ^(K)all the Law and the Prophets.”

Whose Son Is the Christ?

^41 (L)Now while the Pharisees ^(M)were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, ⁴² saying, “What do you think about ^(N)the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, ^(O)“The son of David.” ⁴³ He said to them, “How is it then that David, ^(P)in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,

⁴⁵ If then David calls him Lord, ^(R)how is he his son?” ^46 (S)And no one was able to answer him a word, ^(T)nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

The Great Commandment

^28 (A)And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” ²⁹ Jesus answered, “The most important is, ^(B)‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, ^(C)the Lord is one. ³⁰ And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ ^31 (D)The second is this: ^(E)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment ^(F)greater than these.” ³² And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that ^(G)he is one, and ^(H)there is no other besides him. ³³ And to love him with all the heart and with all ^(I)the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, ^(J)is much more than all ^(K)whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” ³⁴ And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^(L)And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Whose Son Is the Christ?

^35 (M)And as ^(N)Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that ^(O)the Christ is the son of David? ³⁶ David himself, ^(P)in the Holy Spirit, declared,

³⁷ David himself calls him Lord. So ^(S)how is he his son?” And the great throng ^(T)heard him gladly.

Whose Son Is the Christ?

^41 (A)But he said to them, “How can they say that ^(B)the Christ is ^(C)David's son? ⁴² For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,

⁴⁴ David thus calls him Lord, so ^(F)how is he his son?”