37–38 Jesus draws his answer from the Shema, which was recited twice daily by the Jews. After the opening words, “Hear, Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord,” which are included in Mark 12:29, comes the commandment quoted by Jesus. The wording of the citation itself agrees nearly verbatim with the LXX of Deut 6:5, except for Matthew’s use of ἐν and the dative for ἐκ and the genitive (no doubt reflecting the Hebrew preposition בְּ, bĕ, “with,” of the Hebrew text of Deut 6:5) and the alteration