The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 22:40 in context
Matthew 22:37–43
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Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
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This is the first and great commandment.
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A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
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The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
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Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
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saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?”
They said to him, “Of David.”
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He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
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