Mat 22:37-39 | NET2full | STEP | Jesus said to him , “‘ Love the Lord your God with all your heart , with all your soul , and with all your mind .’

Matthew 22:37-39

37 Jesus ^{▼▼tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.} said to him, “‘Love ^{▼▼tn Grk “You will love.” The future indicative is used here with imperatival force (see ExSyn 452 and 569).} the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ ^{▼▼sn A quotation from Deut 6:5. The threefold reference to different parts of the person says, in effect, that one should love God with all one’s being.} 38 This is the first and greatest ^{▼▼tn Grk “the great and first.”} commandment. 39 The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ^{▼▼sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.}