"Hear O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your strength."
(Deuteronomy 6: 4-5, N.I.V.)

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"Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got togehter. One of them, an expert in the Law, tested him with this question: 'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?'

"Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.'"
(Matthew 22: 34-40, N.I.V.)