On these two commandments hang, etc. That is, these comprehend the substance of what Moses in the law, and what the prophets have spoken. …

All the law and the prophets—The words are coupled, as in Matthew 5:17 and Matthew 7:12, to indicate the whole of the revelation o…

The teaching of Moses and all the prophets might be summarized in these two commandments. The duty of loving God and loving our neighbor a…

St. Jerome: The Pharisees, having been refuted in the matter of the denarius and now seeing their adversaries also overthrown…

This verse is distinctive though enigmatic. How do all the Law and the Prophets “hang on” (GK 3203) these two commandments?

First, the two co…

On these two commandments. I now return to Matthew, where Christ says that all the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandmen…

On these two commandments hang all the law and the
prophets .
] Not that all that is …

An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to test, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great co…

Previously, the Lord answered the question concerning the payment of tribute and the question about the resurrection. Here, however, He answers a q…