Matthew 22:37-40

The Great Commandment

37 Jesus said to him, x "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 1 38 "This is the first and great commandment. 39 "And the second is like it: y 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 2 40 z "On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."

  1. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 6:5
    You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
    Deuteronomy 10:12
    And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
    Deuteronomy 30:6
    And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
  2. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:18
    You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grud...
    Matthew 19:19
    'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'You ...
    Mark 12:31
    "And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall l...
    Luke 10:27
    So he answered and said, "'You shall love the L...
    Romans 13:9
    For the commandments, "You shall not commit adu...
    Galatians 5:14
    For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even ...
    James 2:8
    If you really fulfill the royal law according t...
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 7:12
    Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
    Romans 13:10
    Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
    1 Timothy 1:5
    Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith.
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