Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is the first and greatest commandment. New Living Translation This is the first and greatest commandment. English Standard Version This is the great and first commandment. Berean Standard Bible This is the first and greatest commandment. Berean Literal Bible This is the great and first commandment. King James Bible This is the first and great commandment. New King James Version This is the first and great commandment. New American Standard Bible This is the great and foremost commandment. NASB 1995 “This is the great and foremost commandment. NASB 1977 “This is the great and foremost commandment. Legacy Standard Bible This is the great and foremost commandment. Amplified Bible This is the first and greatest commandment. Christian Standard Bible This is the greatest and most important command. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is the greatest and most important command. American Standard Version This is the great and first commandment. Contemporary English Version This is the first and most important commandment. English Revised Version This is the great and first commandment. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is the greatest and most important commandment. Good News Translation This is the greatest and the most important commandment. International Standard Version This is the greatest and most important commandment. Majority Standard Bible This is the first and greatest commandment. NET Bible This is the first and greatest commandment. New Heart English Bible This is the great and first commandment. Webster's Bible Translation This is the first and great commandment. Weymouth New Testament This is the greatest and foremost Commandment. World English Bible This is the first and great commandment. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthis is a first and great command; Berean Literal Bible This is the great and first commandment. Young's Literal Translation this is a first and great command; Smith's Literal Translation This is the first and the great command. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThis is the greatest and the first commandment. Catholic Public Domain Version This is the greatest and first commandment. New American Bible This is the greatest and the first commandment. New Revised Standard Version This is the greatest and first commandment. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThis is the greatest and the first commandment. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “This is the great and the first commandment.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThis is the first and great commandment. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament This is the first and great commandment. Mace New Testament this is the first and most important precept, Weymouth New Testament This is the greatest and foremost Commandment. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Greatest Commandment…37Jesus declared, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’… Cross References Deuteronomy 6:5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Mark 12:30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ Luke 10:27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 1 John 4:19 We love because He first loved us. Romans 13:9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love. Galatians 5:14 The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” James 2:8 If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. John 13:34 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. 1 John 3:23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us. Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, Treasury of Scripture This is the first and great commandment. Jump to Previous Command Commandment First Foremost Great Greatest RuleJump to Next Command Commandment First Foremost Great Greatest RuleMatthew 22 1. The parable of the marriage of the king's son.9. The vocation of the Gentiles. 12. The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment. 15. Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar. 23. Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection; 34. answers which is the first and great commandment; 41. and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah. This is the first In the context of Matthew 22, Jesus is responding to a question posed by a Pharisee about the greatest commandment in the Law. The term "first" here signifies primacy in importance and priority. In Jewish tradition, the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) is central, emphasizing the love for God as foundational. This commandment is not just first in sequence but in significance, setting the tone for all other commandments. It reflects the heart of the Mosaic Law and the covenant relationship between God and Israel. and greatest commandment. Persons / Places / Events 1. Jesus ChristThe speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing the Pharisees and Sadducees, providing clarity on the greatest commandment. 2. Pharisees and Sadducees Religious leaders of the time who often challenged Jesus with questions about the law. 3. The Law Refers to the Mosaic Law, which the Pharisees and Sadducees were experts in and often debated over. 4. Jerusalem The setting of this discourse, where Jesus was teaching in the temple courts. 5. The Great Commandment The context of this verse is Jesus summarizing the law with the command to love God with all one's heart, soul, and mind. Teaching Points The Primacy of Love for GodThe command to love God is not just the first in order but the greatest in importance. It should be the foundation of all our actions and decisions. Holistic Love Loving God with all your heart, soul, and mind involves every aspect of our being—emotions, will, intellect, and spirit. Love as a Command This love is not merely a feeling but a command, requiring intentionality and commitment. Relationship with God Our love for God is a response to His love for us, fostering a deep, personal relationship with Him. Integration with Neighborly Love Loving God naturally extends to loving others, as these commandments are interconnected and reflect God's character.Verse 38. - The first and great commandment; or better, the great and first commandment; Vulgate, Hoc est maximum et primum mandatum. Here was a plain answer to the question of the scribe, which no one could gainsay (comp. Luke 10:27). They who repeated daily in their devotions, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord" (see Mark), could not help acknowledging that love of him whom they thus confessed was the chief duty of man - one which was superior to every other obligation. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Thisαὕτη (hautē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. is ἐστὶν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. first πρώτη (prōtē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. greatest μεγάλη (megalē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. commandment. ἐντολή (entolē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription. 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