# 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.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/love-the-lord-your-god-with-all-your-heart
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/22#37) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in 3 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## 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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/deuteronomy/6#5) (Lumin Translation)

> 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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/mark/12#30) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### 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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