And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’
Parallel translations
- WEB you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
- KJV And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
- BSB Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
- NKJV And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
- NASB and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’
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Quick answer
Jesus names the first commandment: to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Overview
Quoting Deuteronomy 6:5, Jesus identifies wholehearted love for God as the greatest commandment. The call to love God with every part of our being demands total devotion, not mere outward observance. This love is the fountain from which all true obedience springs, perfectly fulfilled in Christ.
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Cross-references · 1
- Deut 6:5You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.
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