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Matthew 22:35–39

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35Then one of them, which was qa lawyer, asked him a question, qtempting him, and saying, 36Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37Jesus said unto him, rThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38This is the first and great commandment. 39And the second is like unto it, sThou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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Matthew 22:37–38: And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.

Footnotes

  1. qLuke 7:30. & 10:25. & 11:45, 46, 52. & 14:3. Tit. 3:13. See Luke 5:17. Comp. Mark 12:28. Luke 20:39.
  2. qLuke 7:30. & 10:25. & 11:45, 46, 52. & 14:3. Tit. 3:13. See Luke 5:17. Comp. Mark 12:28. Luke 20:39.
  3. rCited from Deut. 6:5. Cited also Luke 10:27.
  4. sCited from Lev. 19:18. So in ch. 19:19. Luke 10:27.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test him: “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”

He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.

NLTNew Living Translation

One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”

Jesus replied, “ ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And one of them, a legal expert, put a question to him to test him: “Teacher, which commandment is greatest in the law?” And he said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’