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28 One of the teachers
of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a
good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most
important?"
29 "The most important one," answered
Jesus, "is this:
'Hear, O Israel,
the Lord our God,
the Lord is one.
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.'
31 The second is this:
'Love your neighbor
as yourself.'
There is no commandment greater than these."
32 "Well said, teacher," the man
replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.
33 To love him with all your heart, with
all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as
yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
34 When Jesus saw that he had
answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And
from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.
Mark 12:28-34
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