Mat 22:37-38 | NETfull | STEP | Jesus said to him, “‘ Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind .’

Matthew 22:37-38

37 Jesus ^{▼▼ Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.} said to him, “‘ Love ^{▼▼ Grk “You will love.” The future indicative is used here with imperatival force (see ExSyn 452 and 569).} the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind .’ ^{▼▼ A quotation from Deut 6:5. The threefold reference to different parts of the person says, in effect, that one should love God with all one’s being.} 38 This is the first and greatest ^{▼▼ Grk “the great and first.”} commandment.