Mark 12:28
The Greatest Commandment Now one of the experts in the law came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him,“Which commandment is the most important of all?”
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- Matt 22:34-40 : 34 The Greatest Commandment Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together. 35 And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him: 36 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 37 Jesus said to him,“‘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 The second is like it:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
- Luke 20:39 : 39 Then some of the experts in the law answered,“Teacher, you have spoken well!”
- Luke 10:25-28 : 25 The Parable of the Good Samaritan Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying,“Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him,“What is written in the law? How do you understand it?” 27 The expert answered,“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.” 28 Jesus said to him,“You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
- Luke 11:42 : 42 “But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.
- Matt 23:23 : 23 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law– justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.
- Matt 5:19 : 19 So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matt 19:18 : 18 “Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
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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:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
32 The expert in the law said to him,“That is true, Teacher; you are right to say that he is one, and there is no one else besides him.
33 And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and 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 thoughtfully, he said to him,“You are not far from the kingdom of God.” Then no one dared any longer to question him.
35 The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he said,“How is it that the experts in the law say that the Christ is David’s son?
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35 And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:
36 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
37 Jesus said to him,“‘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 The second is like it:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
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26 He said to him,“What is written in the law? How do you understand it?”
27 The expert answered,“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
28 Jesus said to him,“You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
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16 The Rich Young Man Now someone came up to him and said,“Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?”
17 He said to him,“Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
19 honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
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17 The Rich Man Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said,“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 Jesus said to him,“Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
19 You know the commandments:‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
20 The man said to him,“Teacher, I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth.”
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19 Jesus said to him,“Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
20 You know the commandments:‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”
21 The man replied,“I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth.”
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4 The Essence of the Covenant Principles Listen, Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!
5 You must love the LORD your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.
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28 and said,“By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”
29 Jesus said to them,“I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:
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17 Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
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2 and said to him,“Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who is it who gave you this authority?”
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23 The Authority of Jesus Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said,“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
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10 The disciples asked him,“Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”
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33 When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.