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"`Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" he replied, "`with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole strength, and thy whole mind; and thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"
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)
25
Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"
26
"Go to the Law," said Jesus; "what is written there? how does it read?"
27
"`Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" he replied, "`with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole strength, and thy whole mind; and thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"
28
"A right answer," said Jesus; "do that, and you shall live."
29
But he, desiring to justify himself, said, "But what is meant by my `fellow man'?"
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