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The Book of Matthew, Chapter 22, Verse 36

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Then one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying,
King James Version
Master, which [is] the great commandment in the law?
American Standard Version
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
New English Translation
This is the first and greatest commandment.
World English Bible
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"
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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.›
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‹This is the first and great commandment.›
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‹And the second› [is] ‹like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.›
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‹On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.›
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While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
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Saying, ‹What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?› They say unto him, [The Son] of David.
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He saith unto them, ‹How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,›
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‹The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?›
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‹If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?›
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And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any [man] from that day forth ask him any more [questions].