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1One of the scribescame and heard them arguing, and 2recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "Whatcommandment is the foremost of all?"
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Jesusanswered, "The foremost is, '3HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONELORD;
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4AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.'
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"The second is this, '5YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is noothercommandmentgreater than these."