And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

He answered and said to them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

And he said to them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition,

And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last to them, saying, They will reverence my son.

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?

And the scribe said to him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is no other but he.