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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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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:37 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 6:5
  2. Matthew 22:38 Or first

Love God and Your Neighbor

34 When they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees met together. 35 One of them who was an expert in the law asked him a question, trying to trap him. 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?”

37 Jesus said to him, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend[c] on these two commandments.”

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