Great commandment - wikipedia Great commandment Not to be confused with The Great Commission. This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards. The specific problem is : Duplicated statements ; confused grammar Please help improve this article if you can. ( January 2015 ) The Great Commandment ( or Greatest Commandment ) is a name used in the New Testament to describe the first of two commandments cited by Jesus in Matthew 22 : 35 -- 40 and Mark 12 : 28 -- 34. These two commandments are paraphrases taken from the Old Testament and are commonly seen as important to Jewish and Christian ethics. In Mark, when asked `` which is the great commandment in the law ? '', the Greek New Testament reports that Jesus answered, `` Hear, O Israel ! The Lord our God, The Lord is One ; Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind '', before also referring to a second commandment, `` Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. '' Most Christian denominations consider these two commandments to be the core of correct Christian lifestyle. Contents 1 New Testament accounts 1.1 Gospel of Matthew 1.2 Gospel of Mark 1.3 Gospel of Luke 1.4 Gospel of John 2 Old Testament references 2.1 Deuteronomy 2.2 Leviticus 3 Love the Lord thy God 4 Love thy neighbour as thyself 5 See also 6 References New Testament accounts Gospel of Matthew Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law ? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. -- Matthew 22 : 35 - 40 Gospel of Mark In the Gospel of Mark, the Shema is included : And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all ? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel ; The Lord our God is one Lord : 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. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. -- Mark 12 : 28 - 31 Gospel of luke And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? He said unto him, What is written in the law ? how readest thou ? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind ; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right : this do, and thou shalt live. -- Luke 10 : 25 - 28 Gospel of john He then having received the sop went immediately out : and it was night. Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me : and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye can not come ; so now I say to you. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another ; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou ? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now ; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. -- John 13 : 30 - 36 Old Testament references Deuteronomy Hear, O Israel : The LORD our God is one LORD : And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. -- Deuteronomy 6 : 4 - 5 Leviticus You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him. You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. -- Leviticus 19 : 17 - 18 Love the Lord thy God See also : Shema Yisrael and Love of God ( Christianity ) Matthew Henry sums up the question of which is the great commandment : It was a question disputed among the critics in the Law. Some would have the Law of Circumcision to be the Great Commandment, others the Law of the Sabbath, others the Law of Sacrifices, according as they severally stood affected, and spent their zeal ; now they would try what Christ said to this question, hoping to incense the people against him, if he should not answer according to the vulgar opinion ; and if he should magnify one commandment, they would reflect on him as vilifying the rest. Adam Clarke, in his Commentary on the Bible, wrote : This is the first and great commandment. It is `` first and greatest '' : In its antiquity ; being as old as the world, and engraved originally on our very nature. In its dignity ; as directly and immediately proceeding from and referring to God. In its excellence ; being the commandment of the new covenant, and the very spirit of the Divine adoption. In its justice ; because it alone renders to God his due, prefers him before all things, and secures to him his proper rank in relation to them. In its sufficiency ; being in itself capable of making men holy in this life, and happy in the other. In its fruitfulness ; because it is the root of all commandments, and the fulfilling of the law. In its virtue and efficacy ; because by this alone God reigns in the heart of humans, and humans are united to God. In its extent ; leaving nothing to the creature, which it does not refer to the Creator. In its necessity ; being absolutely indispensable. In its duration ; being ever to be continued on earth, and never to be discontinued in heaven. `` Thou shalt love the Lord thy God '' is explained to mean `` Act in such a manner that God will be beloved by all His creatures. '' Consequently, Israel, being, as the priest - people, enjoined like the Aaronite priest to sanctify the name of God and avoid whatever tends to desecrate it ( Lev. xxii. 32 ), is not only obliged to give his life as witness or martyr for the maintenance of the true faith ( see Isa. xliii. 12, μάρτυρες ; and Pesik. 102b ; Sifra, Emor, ix. ), but so to conduct himself in every way as to prevent the name of God from being dishonored by non-Israelites. Twice every day the Jew recites the Shema Yisrael, which contains the words : `` Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy might '' ( Deut. vi. 5 ). This verse is understood to enjoin him to willingly surrender life and fortune whenever the cause of God demands it, while it at the same time urges him to make God beloved by all his creatures through deeds of kindness, as Abraham did ( Sifre, Deut. 32 ). Although only asked about the first commandment, Jesus included the second commandment in his answer. This double reference has given rise to differing views with regard to the relationship that exists between the two commandments, although typically `` love thy God '' is referred to as `` the first and greatest commandment '', with `` love thy neighbour '' being referred to as `` the second great commandment ''. It may simply reflect the `` seven rules ( Middot ) of Hillel '', in this case the first one, called Ḳal wa - ḥomer ( Hebrew : קל וחומר ). Love thy neighbour as thyself Main article : Golden Rule When asked which is the greatest commandment, the Christian New Testament depicts Jesus paraphrasing the Torah : `` Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, '' before also paraphrasing a second passage ; `` Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. '' Most Christian denominations view these two commandments as, together, forming the core of the Christian religion. The second passage is considered to be a form of the Golden Rule ( circa 1300 BCE ). See also Christianity portal Bible portal Wikiquote has quotations related to : Great Commandment Christian -- Jewish reconciliation Christianity and Judaism Judeo - Christian Law of Christ New Commandment References Jump up ^ Although most English versions of the Bible use the word `` great '', ( from the Greek feminine μεγάλη big, great ) a few versions change the word to `` greatest ''. See multi-version comparison of Matthew 22 : 36. Jump up ^ ( Deuteronomy 6 : 4 -- 9, Deuteronomy 11 : 13 - 21, Numbers 15 : 37 -- 41 ) Jump up ^ ( Leviticus 19 : 18 ) Jump up ^ Catholicity -- LDS -- GreatBibleStudy Jump up ^ `` Matthew Henry 's Commentary on the Whole Bible - Matthew 22 ''. Mhcw.biblecommenter.com. Archived from the original on 2013 - 03 - 11. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible Adam Clarke 1831 Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 22 Archived 2011 - 08 - 29 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Sifre, Deut. 32 ; Yoma 86a Jump up ^ `` Ethics ''. Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Judaism ''. Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ `` catholicweb.com ''. Home.catholicweb.com. Archived from the original on 2013 - 04 - 08. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ Plaut, The Torah -- A Modern Commentary ; Union of American Hebrew Congregations, New York 1981 ; pp. 892. 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Question: what is the first commandment in the new testament
Answer: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind"