Matthew 22:36

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'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?'

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  • Mark 12:28-33 : 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.'
  • Luke 11:42 : 42 But woe to you Pharisees! For you give a tenth of mint, rue, and every herb, but you neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others.
  • Hos 8:12 : 12 Though I wrote for them the many things of my law, they regarded them as something foreign.
  • Matt 5:19-20 : 19 So whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matt 15:6 : 6 they are not to honor their father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
  • Matt 23:23-24 : 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint, dill, and cumin but have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others. 24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

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