The Crucial Command, Mt.22:36-40; Luke 6:27; Matthew 5:43-44

Love God,

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Matthew 22:34–38 ESV

34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment.

Love God,

Love Your Neighbor,

Matthew 22:39–40 ESV

39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

Love Your Enemy, ;

Matthew 5:43–44 ESV

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Luke 6:27 ESV

27 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,