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34 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had left the Sadducees speechless, they met together.
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Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.
35 One of them, a legal expert, tested him.
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One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:
36 "Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
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“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
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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Jesus replied: “ ‘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 first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.
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And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands."
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All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
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