Matthew 22:34-40
Legacy Standard Bible
The Foremost Commandment
34 (A)But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced (B)the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. 35 And one of them, (C)a scholar of the Law, asked Him a question, testing Him, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And He said to him, “‘(D)You shall love the [a]Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and [b]foremost commandment. 39 And the second is like it, ‘(E)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 (F)On these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”
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- Matthew 22:37 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 6:5
- Matthew 22:38 Or first
Matthew 22:34-40
Common English Bible
Great commandment
34 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had left the Sadducees speechless, they met together. 35 One of them, a legal expert, tested him. 36 “Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 He replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being,[a] and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”
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