²⁸ And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.

²⁹ And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God.

³⁰ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.

³¹ And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

³² And the scribe said to him: Well, Master, thou hast said in truth, that there is one God, and there is no other besides him.

³³ And that he should be loved with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, and with the whole soul, and with the whole strength; and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices.

³⁴ And Jesus seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

³⁵ And Jesus answering, said, teaching in the temple: How do the scribes say, that Christ is the son of David?

³⁶ For David himself saith by the Holy Ghost: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

³⁷ David therefore himself calleth him Lord, and whence is he then his son? And a great multitude heard him gladly.