Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs | G2424 | Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) |
| said | ἔπω épō | G2036 | to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| him | αὐτῷ· autō | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine |
| Thou shalt love | ἀγαπήσεις agapēseis | G25 | to love (in a social or moral sense) · verb — future active indicative, 2nd person singular |
| the Lord | κύριον kurion | G2962 | supreme in authority · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title |
| thy | σοῦ soû | G4675 | of thee |
| God | θεόν theon | G2316 | figuratively · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title |
| with | ἐν en | G1722 | "in · preposition |
| all | ὅλῃ holē | G3650 | "whole" or "all" · adjective — dative singular feminine |
| thy | σοῦ soû | G4675 | of thee |
| heart | καρδίᾳ kardia | G2588 | the heart · noun — dative singular feminine |
| and | καὶ kai | G2532 | and · conjunction |
| with | ἐν en | G1722 | "in · preposition |
| all | ὅλῃ holē | G3650 | "whole" or "all" · adjective — dative singular feminine |
| thy | σοῦ soû | G4675 | of thee |
| soul | ψυχῇ psuchēa | G5590 | breath · noun — dative singular feminine |
| and | καὶ kai | G2532 | and · conjunction |
| with | ἐν en | G1722 | "in · preposition |
| all | ὅλῃ holē | G3650 | "whole" or "all" · adjective — dative singular feminine |
| thy | σοῦ soû | G4675 | of thee |
| mind | διανοίᾳ dianoia | G1271 | deep thought · noun — dative singular feminine |
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For many are called, but few are chosen--So Mat 19:30. See on Mat 20:16. Next: Matthew Chapter 23
Jesus said unto him,.... Directly, without taking time to think of it; and though he knew with what design it was put to him, yet, as an answer to it might be useful and instructive to the people, as well as silence and confound his adversaries, he thought fit to give one; and is as follows, being what is expressed in Deuteronomy 6:5. thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind; that is, with all the powers and faculties of the soul, the will, the understanding, and the affections; in the most sincere, upright, and perfect manner, without any dissimulation and hypocrisy, and above all objects whatever, for this the law requires; and whic…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 22:34-40 Matthew 22:34-40 Mark 12:28-34 Luke 10:25-37 34. But when the Pharisees heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they assembled together. 35. And one of them, a doctor of the law, put a question to him, tempting him, and saying, 36. Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37. Jesus saith to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38. This is the first and great commandment. 39. And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as much as thyself. 40. On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets depend. 28. And when one of the scribes came, and heard them disputing togethe…
Read the whole note in the consoleJesus answers from the Shema (Deut 6:4-9), one of the core statements of God’s covenant with Israel (The first Hebrew word of Deut 6:4-9 is shema‘, “hear”).
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Accordingly, the divine law enjoins duties in respect of both these attributes: Thou shalt love God, and, Thou shalt fear God. It proposed one for the obedient man, the other for the transgressor.
Thus, "love covers the multitude of sins; " and loving God, to wit, with all its strength (by which in the endurance of martyrdom it maintains the fight), with all its life (which it lays down for God), it makes of man a martyr.
And we know the quality of the hortatory addresses of carnal conveniences, how easy it is to say, "I must believe with my whole heart; I must love God, and my neighbour as myself: for `on these two precepts the whole Law hangeth, and the prophets, 'not on the emptiness of my lungs and intestines.
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