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Matthew 22:36

34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great 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)

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Cross references

  • Mark 12:28–33

    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?

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  • Matthew 5:19–20

    Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Luke 11:42

    But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

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  • Matthew 23:23–24

    Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

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  • Hosea 8:12

    I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.

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