(162) The Greatest Commandment
Matthew 22:34-40, Mark 12:28-34
[A]Now when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they got together. One of them, who had heard Jesus reasoning with the Sadducees, perceived that He had answered them well. He was one of the scribes, an expert in the law, so he decided to test Jesus. He went to Him and asked, “Master, what is the first of all commandments, and the greatest in the law?”
[B]And Jesus answered him, saying, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’[1] This is the first and greatest commandment. [C]And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’[2] There is no other commandment greater than these. [D]All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
[E]And the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Master. You have spoken the truth; for there is one God, and there is no other but He. [F]And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, with all the strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
[G]When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
After this, no one dared ask Him any more questions.
(162) The Greatest Commandment
Matthew 22:34-40, KJV
34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
(162) The Greatest Commandment
Mark 12:28-34, KJV
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
(1) Deut. 6:4-5 (2) Lev. 19:18
[A] Mt 22:34-36, Mk 12:28 [B] Mt 22:37-38, Mk 12:29-30 [C] Mt 22:39, Mk 12:31 [D] Mt 22:40 [E] Mk 12:32 [F] Mk 12:33 [G] Mk 12:34