Matthew 22:38

KJV1611 – Modern English

This is the first and great commandment.

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  • Matt 22:35-37
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    35Then one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him, and saying,

    36Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?

    37Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

  • Mark 12:28-33
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    28Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, 'Which is the first commandment of all?'

    29Jesus answered him, 'The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

    30And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment.

    31And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these.

    32So the scribe said to him, 'Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He.

    33And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

  • Matt 22:39-41
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    39And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

    40On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

    41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

  • Deut 6:4-6
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    4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

    5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.

    6And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart:

  • Matt 19:16-20
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    16And behold, one came and said to him, Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?

    17And he said to him, Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.

    18He said to him, Which ones? Jesus said, You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

    19Honor your father and your mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

    20The young man said to him, All these things I have kept from my youth up. What do I still lack?

  • Luke 10:26-28
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    26He said to him, What is written in the law? How do you read it?

    27And he answered, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.

    28And he said to him, You have answered rightly: this do, and you shall live.

  • John 15:12
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    12This is my commandment: That you love one another, as I have loved you.

  • Rom 13:8-10
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    8Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

    9For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

    10Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

  • Luke 18:20-22
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    20You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother.

    21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

    22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet you lack one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

  • Exod 20:3
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    3You shall have no other gods before Me.

  • Mark 10:19-21
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    19You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.

    20And he answered and said to him, Master, all these I have kept from my youth.

    21Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack: go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

  • John 13:34-35
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    34A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

    35By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

  • John 15:17
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    17These things I command you, that you love one another.

  • John 14:15
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    15If you love me, keep my commandments.

  • Deut 5:7
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    7You shall have no other gods before me.

  • Gal 5:14
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    14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

  • Jas 2:8
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    8If you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well.

  • Eph 6:2
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    2Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise;

  • 1 John 4:21
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    21And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

  • 1 John 3:23
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    23And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

  • Lev 22:31
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    31Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

  • Matt 6:33
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    33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

  • Deut 11:1
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    1Therefore, you shall love the LORD your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always.

  • John 14:21
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    21He who has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is who loves me: and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.

  • Matt 5:43
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    43You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

  • 1 John 5:3
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    3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome.