Hear, O Israel. This was said to call their attention to the great importance of the truth about to be proclaimed. See Deuteronomy 6:4, 6.…

Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord.—The quotation is given more fully by St. Mark than by St. Matthew. The open…

He had so decisively routed all his questioners that no other man had the audacity to court defeat at his hands. The infallible wisdom of Christ ha…

Glossa Ordinaria: After the Lord refuted the Pharisees and the Sadducees who tested Him, this passage shows how He satisfied t…

In answer to this question, Jesus quoted two pa ages from the OT (Dt 6:4–5 and Lev 19:18). The first of these is a confe ion of faith that is recit…

Jesus answered him, the first of all the commandments is ,
&c.] Christ replied at once, without taking any time to c…

Those who sincerely desire to be taught their duty, Christ will guide in judgment and teach His way. He tells the scribe that the great commandment…