Matthew 22:34-40 - The Greatest Commandment

³⁴ But the Pharisees, hearing how the mouths of the Sadducees had been stopped, came together; ³⁵ And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying, ³⁶ Master, which is the chief rule in the law?

³⁷ And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. ³⁸ This is the first and greatest rule. ³⁹ And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. ⁴⁰ On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based.

²⁸ And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?

²⁹ Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; ³⁰ And you are to have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.

³¹ The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.

³² And the scribe said to him, Truly, Master, you have well said that he is one, and there is no other but he: ³³ And to have love for him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to have the same love for his neighbour as for himself, is much more than all forms of offerings.

³⁴ And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.