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Matthew 22:38
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This is the first and greatest commandment.
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Matthew 22:38 in Other Translations
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This is the first and great commandment.
ESV
38
This is the great and first commandment.
NLT
38
This is the first and greatest commandment.
MSG
38
This is the most important, the first on any list.
CSB
38
This is the greatest and most important commandment.
Matthew 22:38 In-Context
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“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
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Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
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This is the first and greatest commandment.
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And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
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All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
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