Matthew 22:34-40

GOD’S WORD Translation

Love God and Your Neighbor^(A)

³⁴ When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. ³⁵ One of them, an expert in Moses’ Teachings, tested Jesus by asking, ³⁶ “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in Moses’ Teachings?”

³⁷ Jesus answered him, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ ³⁸ This is the greatest and most important commandment. ³⁹ The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ⁴⁰ All of Moses’ Teachings and the Prophets depend on these two commandments.”