28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, āOf all the commandments, which is the most important?ā
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āThe most important one,ā answered Jesus, āis this: āHear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a]
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.ā[b]
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The second is this: āLove your neighbor as yourself.ā[c]There is no commandment greater than these.ā