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He answered, "You are to love ADONAI your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your understanding; and your neighbor as 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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An expert in Torah stood up to try and trap him by asking, "Rabbi, what should I do to obtain eternal life?"
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But Yeshua said to him, "What is written in the Torah? How do you read it?"
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He answered, "You are to love ADONAI your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your understanding; and your neighbor as yourself."
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"That's the right answer," Yeshua said. "Do this, and you will have life."
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But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Yeshua, "And who is my `neighbor'?"
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.