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Matthew 22:37-38
New English Translation
Matthew 22:37-38
New English Translation
37 Jesus[a] said to him, “‘Love[b] the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’[c] 38 This is the first and greatest[d] commandment.
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- Matthew 22:37 tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Matthew 22:37 tn Grk “You will love.” The future indicative is used here with imperatival force (see ExSyn 452 and 569).
- Matthew 22:37 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.
- Matthew 22:38 tn Grk “the great and first.”
Matthew 22:37-38
New International Version
Matthew 22:37-38
New International Version
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a](A) 38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
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- Matthew 22:37 Deut. 6:5
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