Matthew 22:36 · KJV
“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
— Matthew 22:36
Master, which {is} the great commandment in the law?
This is the first and great commandment.
Matthew 22 — Context
Then one of them, {which was} a lawyer, asked {him a question}, tempting him, and saying,
35Master, which {is} the great commandment in the law?
36Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
37This is the first and great commandment.
38And the second {is} like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Cross References
Mark 12:28-33
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Matthew 5:19-20
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach {them}, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 11:42
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Matthew 23:23-24
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier {matters} of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. {anise: Gr. dill}
Hosea 8:12
I have written to him the great things of my law, {but} they were counted as a strange thing.
Matthew 15:6
And honour not his father or his mother, {he shall be free}. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.