Matthew 22:34-40

The Greatest Commandment

34 And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together. ¹

35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

36 “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ ^[a]

38 This is the first and greatest commandment.

39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ^[b]

40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Cross References

• 1. (Deuteronomy 6:1–19; Mark 12:28–34)

Footnotes

• [a] Deuteronomy 6:5
• [b] Leviticus 19:18