Matthew 22:38

Webster's Bible (1833)

This is the first and great commandment.

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    35One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

    36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"

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

  • Mark 12:28-33
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    28One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the greatest of all?"

    29Jesus answered, "The greatest is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one:

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

    31The second is like this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

    32The scribe said to him, "Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,

    33and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

  • Matt 22:39-41
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    39A second likewise is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

    40The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

    41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

  • Deut 6:4-6
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    4Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:

    5and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

    6These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart;

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

    17He said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is 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 offer false testimony.'

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

    20The young man said to him, "All these things I have observed from my youth. 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?"

    27He 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."

    28He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live."

  • John 15:12
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    12"This is my commandment, that you love one another, even 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 his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

    9For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not give false testimony," "You shall not covet,"{TR adds "You shall not give false testimony,"} and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

    10Love doesn't harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

  • Luke 18:20-22
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    20You know the commandments: 'Don't commit adultery,' 'Don't murder,' 'Don't steal,' 'Don't give false testimony,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'"

    21He said, "I have observed all these things from my youth up."

    22When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me."

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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 murder,' 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and mother.'"

    20He said to him, "Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth."

    21Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross."

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

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

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    17"I command these things to you, that you may 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 the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

  • Jas 2:8
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    8However, if 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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  • 1 John 4:21
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    21This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

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

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

  • Matt 6:33
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    33But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

  • Deut 11:1
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  • John 14:21
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    21One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One 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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    43"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'

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    3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.