Matthew 22:34–46 · BSB
22:34
And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
22:35
One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
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22:36
“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
22:37
Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
22:38
This is the first and greatest commandment.
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And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
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All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
22:41
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
22:42
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
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Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
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‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
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So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
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No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
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