Matthew 22:38
“This is the first and great Commandement.”
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Matthew 22:38 Context
36Master, which is the great Commandement in the Law? 37Iesus sayd vnto him, Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy minde. 38This is the first and great Commandement. 39And the second is like vnto it, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. 40On these two Commandements hang all the Law and the Prophets.
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Other Translations for Matthew 22:38
This is the first and great commandment.
- King James Version
"This is the great and foremost commandment.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
This is the great and first commandment.
- American Standard Version (1901)
This is the first and greatest rule.
- Basic English Bible
This is [the] great and first commandment.
- Darby Bible
This is the first and great commandment.
- Webster's Bible
This is the greatest and foremost Commandment.
- Weymouth Bible
This is the first and great commandment.
- World English Bible
This is the firste and the moste maundement.
- Wycliffe Bible
this is a first and great command;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 22:38
Mt 22:38 This is the first and great. First, in that it precedes the second that he is about to name; great, because it embraces all others; He who loves God supremely cannot live in disobedience to him.