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This is the first and great commandment.
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Commentators agree that Jesus calling this the "first and great" commandment isn't about its position in a list, but its supreme importance. It is the "fountain" (Barnes) and "root" (Gill) of all other commandments. Loving God rightly is the foundational principle from which all true obedience flows.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This is the first and great commandment. This commandment is found in Deuteronomy 6:5. It is the first and greatest of all; first…
19th Century
Baptist
These were very familiar words to our Lord’s hearers, for all devout Jews were in the habit of repeating them every morning and evening.[Reference …
Jesus first quotes Dt 6:5 and then Lev 19:18. From the viewpoint of biblical anthropology, “heart” (GK 2840), “soul” (GK 6034), and “mind” (GK 1379…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
This is the first and great commandment. Whether the object of it is considered, who is the first and chief good; or the …
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Lord answered the question concerning the payment of tribute and the question about the resurrection. Here, however, He answers a q…
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