Matthew 22:36-40

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36} “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”^(a)

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37} He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.^(A)^(b) ^{Tools
38} This is the greatest and most important^(c) command. ^{Tools
39} The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.^(B)^(d) ^{Tools
40} All the Law and the Prophets depend^(e) on these two commands.”^(C)

Footnotes:

a. Matthew 22:36: Lit is great

b. Matthew 22:37: Dt 6:5

c. Matthew 22:38: Lit and first

d. Matthew 22:39: Lv 19:18

e. Matthew 22:40: Or hang

Cross references:

A. Matthew 22:37: Deuteronomy 6:5; Luke 10:27

B. Matthew 22:39: Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 19:19

C. Matthew 22:40: Matthew 7:12; Romans 13:8-10