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31 The second most important command is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’[a] These two commands are the most important commands.”

32 The man answered, “That was a good answer, Teacher. You were right when you said these things. God is the only Lord, and there is no other God besides him. 33 One must love God with all his heart, all his mind, and all his strength. And one must love his neighbor as he loves himself. These commands are more important than all the animals and sacrifices we offer to God.”

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Footnotes

  1. 12:31 ‘Love . . . yourself.’ Quotation from Leviticus 19:18.

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