from Deut. 6:5, 11:13; hence it was the natural answer to Christ’s question. That he adds the second law, from Lev, 19:18, is remarkable, and it may be that he was desirous of leading up to the question, “And who is my neighbour?” See D.B.2 art. “Frontlets”; Schaffs Herzog, art. “Phylactery.” 27. Here, as in Mk. 12:30, we have four powers with which God is to be loved. Mt. 22:37 follows Heb. and LXX in giving three. They cover man’s physical, intellectual, and moral activity. Mk. and LXX have ἐξ
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