Parallel Verses
Amplified
Teacher, which kind of commandment is great and important (the principal kind) in the Law? [Some commandments are light -- "which are heavy?]
New American Standard Bible
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"
King James Version
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Holman Bible
“Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”
International Standard Version
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
A Conservative Version
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
American Standard Version
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
An Understandable Version
"Teacher, which one is the greatest commandment in the law of Moses?" he asked.
Anderson New Testament
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
Bible in Basic English
Master, which is the chief rule in the law?
Common New Testament
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
which is the most important commandment of the law?
Darby Translation
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
Godbey New Testament
Teacher, what is the great commandment in the law?
Goodspeed New Testament
"Master, what command is greatest in the Law?"
John Wesley New Testament
trying him and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jubilee 2000 Bible
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Julia Smith Translation
Teacher, which the great command in the law?
King James 2000
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Teacher, which commandment [is] greatest in the law?"
Modern King James verseion
Master, which is the great commandment in the Law?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Master, which is the chief commandment in the law?"
Moffatt New Testament
"Teacher," he said, "what is the greatest command in the Law?"
Montgomery New Testament
"Master, which is the great commandment in the law?"
NET Bible
"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
New Heart English Bible
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"
Noyes New Testament
Teacher, which commandment is great in the Law?
Sawyer New Testament
Teacher, what is the great commandment in the law?
The Emphasized Bible
Teacher! which commandment, is greatest in the law?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Teacher, what is the great commandment in the Law?"
Webster
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Weymouth New Testament
"Teacher, which is the greatest Commandment in the Law?"
Williams New Testament
"Teacher, what sort of command is greatest in the law?"
World English Bible
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"
Worrell New Testament
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"
Worsley New Testament
and said, Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?
Youngs Literal Translation
Teacher, which is the great command in the Law?'
Themes
The ten commandments » Summed up by Christ
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by a biblical expert (in jerusalem)
Topics
Interlinear
References
Morish
Word Count of 38 Translations in Matthew 22:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Greatest Commandment
35 And one of their number, a lawyer, asked Him a question to test Him. 36 Teacher, which kind of commandment is great and important (the principal kind) in the Law? [Some commandments are light -- "which are heavy?] 37 And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect).
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Hosea 8:12
I wrote for him the ten thousand things of My law, but they are counted as a strange thing [as something which does not concern him].
Matthew 5:19-20
Whoever then breaks or does away with or relaxes one of the least [important] of these commandments and teaches men so shall be called least [important] in the kingdom of heaven, but he who practices them and teaches others to do so shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 15:6
So for the sake of your tradition (the rules handed down by your forefathers), you have set aside the Word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect].
Matthew 23:23-24
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you give a tenth of your mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected and omitted the weightier (more important) matters of the Law -- "right and justice and mercy and fidelity. These you ought [particularly] to have done, without neglecting the others.
Mark 12:28-33
Then one of the scribes came up and listened to them disputing with one another, and, noticing that Jesus answered them fitly and admirably, he asked Him, Which commandment is first and most important of all [ in its nature]?
Luke 11:42
But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every [little] herb, but disregard and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done without leaving the others undone.