²⁸And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.

²⁹And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God.

³⁰And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.

³¹And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

³²And the scribe said to him: Well, Master, thou hast said in truth that there is one God and there is no other besides him.

³³And that he should be loved with the whole heart and with the whole understanding and with the whole soul and with the whole strength. And to love one’s neighbour as one’s self is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices.

³⁴And Jesus seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

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