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And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
And he answering said, thou shalt love the Lord thy God, &c.] This was part of their phylacteries, which they recited every day; (See Gill on Matthew 22:37) (See Gill on Matthew 22:39) (See Gill on Mark 12:28) (See Gill on Mark 12:29)
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And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
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And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?
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And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
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And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.
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But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
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