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Jesus answers a teacher of the law who asks which commandment is the most important. He quotes Deuteronomy and Leviticus and says to love God and neighbor is more important than sacrifices.
- Deuteronomy 6
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The Greatest Commandment - Hearing that Jesus had silenced...
- Deuteronomy 6
The Greatest Commandment - Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest ...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version. “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”. New Living Translation. “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”. English Standard Version. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”. Berean Standard Bible. “Teacher, which ...
The Great Commandment is the name for the first of two commandments that Jesus cited in the New Testament, based on the Hebrew Bible. It involves loving God with all one's heart, soul, mind, and strength, and loving one's neighbor as oneself.
"Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?" Matthew 22:38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 1 John 4:21 And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
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.’.
Jesus answers the question of the greatest commandment by quoting the Shema, a Jewish prayer that affirms the unity of God. See different translations, commentaries and cross-references of this verse.
