⁵ Love^(A) the Lord your God with all your heart^(B) and with all your soul and with all your strength.^(C)

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’^[a];^(A) and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’^[b]”^(B)

⁴² but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts.

⁵ May the Lord direct your hearts^(A) into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.