35 And [a]one of them, which was an expounder of the Law, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the Law?

37 Jesus said to him, (A)Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy [b]soul, and with all thy mind.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:35 A scribe, so saith Mark 12:28, now what a scribe is, see Matt. 2:4.
  2. Matthew 22:37 The Hebrew text readeth, Deut. 6:5, with thine heart, soul, and strength: and in Mark 12:30 and Luke 10:27 we read with soul, heart, strength and thought.

35 One of them, an expert in the law,(A) tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 22:37 Deut. 6:5