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31 The second is like it and is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.(A)

32 And the scribe said to Him, Excellently and fitly and admirably answered, Teacher! You have said truly that He is One, and there is no other but Him;

33 And to love Him out of and with all the heart and with all the understanding [with the [a]faculty of quick apprehension and intelligence and keenness of discernment] and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.(B)

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  1. Mark 12:33 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[a](A) 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.(B) 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.”(C)

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  1. Mark 12:31 Lev. 19:18