Verse 39

Some of the scribes replied, 'Teacher, you have spoken well.'

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  • Matt 22:34-40 : 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question, 36 'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?' 37 Jesus replied, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments.
  • Mark 12:28-34 : 28 Then one of the scribes, having heard their debate and knowing that Jesus had answered them well, asked him, 'Which commandment is the most important of all?' 29 Jesus answered, 'The most important is: Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' 31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these. 32 Then the scribe said to him, 'Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, that God is one, and there is no other besides him. 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.' 34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, 'You are not far from the kingdom of God.' And no one dared to question him any further.
  • Acts 23:9 : 9 A loud outcry arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and argued vehemently, saying, 'We find nothing wrong with this man! What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?'