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Where is “Love the Lord your God with all your heart” in the Bible?
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart” is Matthew 22:37. Jesus says it to an expert in the law who asked which commandment is the greatest.
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In the Bible
It is Matthew 22:37.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus says it to an expert in the law who asked which commandment is the greatest.
The verse
He said to him, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and most important commandment.
Matthew 22:37-38 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Jesus is quoting Deuteronomy 6:5, part of the Shema, the prayer Jews say every day. He puts loving your neighbor right beside it and says all the Law and the Prophets hang on the two.
Also in the Bible
Love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:5 · open the chapter →
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
Mark 12:30 · open the chapter →
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Where is “Love the Lord your God with all your heart” in the Bible?
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart” is Matthew 22:37. These exact words are in 3 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Jesus says it to an expert in the law who asked which commandment is the greatest.
Is “Love the Lord your God with all your heart” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Matthew 22:37, and also Deuteronomy 6:5 and Mark 12:30. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 22:37-38 reads: “He said to him, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and most important commandment.”
Who said “Love the Lord your God with all your heart”?
Jesus says it to an expert in the law who asked which commandment is the greatest.
What does “Love the Lord your God with all your heart” mean in the Bible?
Jesus is quoting Deuteronomy 6:5, part of the Shema, the prayer Jews say every day. He puts loving your neighbor right beside it and says all the Law and the Prophets hang on the two.
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