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NASB | Matthew 22:40 "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:40 "The whole Law and the [writings of the] Prophets depend on these two commandments." |
Bible Question: God gave Moses the Decalogue, or Ten Commandments. By Jesus' time on earth the Jews had expanded these to a total of 613 laws. Jesus reduced the number to two. What are they, and is keeping them easy -- a piece of cake, to use a modern faddish term? |
Bible Answer: love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. the second is Love your neighbor as yourself. |