28 Now a certain religious scholar overheard them debating. When he saw how beautifully Jesus answered all their questions, he posed one of his own, and asked him, “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest of all?”
29 Jesus answered him, “The most important of all the commandments is this: ‘The Lord Yahweh, our God, is one!’ 30 You are to love the Lord Yahweh, your God, with every passion of your heart, with all the energy of your being, with every thought that is within you, and with all your strength. This is the great and supreme commandment. 31 And the second is this: ‘You must love your neighbor in the same way you love yourself.’ You will never find a greater commandment than these.”
32 The religious scholar replied, “Yes, that’s true, Teacher. You spoke beautifully when you said that God is one, and there is no one else besides him. 33 And there is something more important to God than all the sacrifices and burnt offerings: it’s the commandment to constantly love God with every passion of your heart, with your every thought, and with all your strength—and to love your neighbor in the same way as you love yourself.”
34 When Jesus noticed how thoughtfully and sincerely the man answered, he said to him, “You’re not far from the reality of God’s kingdom realm.” After that, no one dared to question him again.
35 While Jesus was teaching in the courts of the temple, he posed a question to those listening: “Why do the religious scholars say that the Messiah is David’s son? 36 Yet it was David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, who sang:
The Lord Jehovah said to my Lord,
‘Sit near me in the place of authority
until I subdue all your enemies under Your feet.’
37 Since David calls him Lord, how can he be his son?”
The large crowd that had gathered around Jesus took delight in hearing his words.
Tori's Comments:
I wish we learned whether the religious scholar ever came to know Christ!
Terrie's Comments:
Jesus brick by brick was dismantling their ideas that were not based on truth but on human ideas and tradition. We, as humans, tend to cling tightly to things that we build up to "protect" ourselves. Let us not cling tightly to anything here on earth. It may just be something that the Holy Spirit wants to dismantle and free you from. Let us allow the Holy Spirit to keep molding us into the image of our Lord Jesus Christ!
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