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Matthew 22:36

34 And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37 Jesus declared, “‘Love 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 commandment.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
KJV
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
WEB
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
ASV
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
DARBY
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
BLB
“Teacher, which [is] the great commandment in the Law?”
ÅB
«Mester! hvilket bud er det største i loven?»
OTB
"Mester, hvilket bud er det største i loven?"
B1930
Mester! hvilket bud er det største i loven?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 12:28–33

    Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

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  • Matthew 5:19–20

    So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Luke 11:42

    Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

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  • Matthew 23:23–24

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

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  • Hosea 8:12

    Though I wrote for them the great things of My law, they regarded them as something strange.

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