The Greatest Commandment

Unlocked Literal Bible (ULB)

Mat 22:34–40

34 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together.
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him—
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
37 Jesus said to him, “'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
38 This is the great and first commandment.
39 And a second commandment is like it—'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
40 On these two commandments depend the whole law and the prophets.”

28 One of the scribes came and heard their discussion; he saw that Jesus answered them well. He asked him, “What commandment is the most important of all?”
29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30 You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.'
31 The second commandment is this, 'You must love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other greater commandment than these.”
32 The scribe said, “Good, Teacher! You have truly said that God is one, and that there is no other besides him.
33 To love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is even more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 When Jesus saw that he had given a wise answer, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that, no one dared to ask Jesus any more questions.