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34 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had left the Sadducees speechless, they met together.
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When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together,
35 One of them, a legal expert, tested him.
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and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.
36 "Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
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"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
37 He replied, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind.
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He said to him, " "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
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This is the greatest and first commandment.
39 And the second is like it: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.
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And a second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands."
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On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
41 Now as the Pharisees were gathering, Jesus asked them,
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Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question:
42 "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "David's son," they replied.
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"What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David."
43 He said, "Then how is it that David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, called him Lord when he said,
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He said to them, "How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying,
44 The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit at my right side until I turn your enemies into your footstool'?
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"The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet" '?
45 If David calls him Lord, how can he be David's son?"
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If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?"
46 Nobody was able to answer him. And from that day forward nobody dared to ask him anything.
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No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
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