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Jesus in the Synagogue, Joakim Skovgaard

Luke 10:27

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Luke 10:27 (WEB)

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

Catechism · 3

The Virtues

  • §1825Article 7 · The VirtuesRead at vatican.va

    “The Lord asks us to love as he does, even our enemies, to make ourselves the neighbor of those farthest away, and to love children and the poor as Christ himself.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 5:44; Lk 10:27-37; Mk 9:37; Mt 25:40, 45.

You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

  • §2196Chapter Two · You Shall Love Your Neighbor as YourselfRead at vatican.va

    “…all your mind, and with all your strength.' the second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."” — Catechism footnote: Mk 12:29-31; cf. Deut 6:4-5; Lev 19:18; Mt 22:34-40; Lk 10:25-28.

The Seven Petitions

  • §2822Article 3 · The Seven PetitionsRead at vatican.va

    “His commandment is "that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another."” — Catechism footnote: Jn 13:34; cf. 1 Jn 3; 4; Lk 10:25-37.

Fathers and councils · 23

Augustine of Hippo

Tertullian

  • “…when given through Moses; that is, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God from thy whole heart and out of thy whole soul; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; False witness thou shalt not utter; Honour thy father and mother; and, That which is…” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 4, 5; Lev. xix. 18; comp. Matt. xxii. 34–40; Mark xii. 28–34; Luke x. 25–28; and for the rest, Ex. xx. 12–17; Deut. v. 16–21; Rom. xiii. 9.

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  • “Where, then, is (the command), “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself?”” — editor's note: Lev. xix. 18; Matt. xix. 19; xxii. 39; Mark xii. 31; Luke x. 27; Rom. xiii. 9; Gal. v. 14; Jas. ii. 8.

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  • “…to have therefore answered him according to the law, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength,” since the question was concerning the conditions of mere life.” — editor's note: Luke x. 27.

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  • “…shown it to be: “Thou shalt love the Lord with all thine heart and soul, with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbour as thine own self.”” — editor's note: Luke x. 27.

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Leo the Great

  • “…the truth of that first commandment which says: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy mind, and out of all thy strength:” since to love God is nothing else but to love righteousness.” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 5, quoted, it will be remembered, by our Lord, as “the first and great commandment” in the law, S. Matt. xxii. 37; S. Mark xii. 30; S. Luke x. 27.

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Clement of Alexandria

Catena Aurea on Luke

  • BedeCatena Aurea on Luke

    Our Lord had told His disciples above that their names were written in Heaven; from this it seems to me the lawyer took occasion of tempting our Lord, as it is said, And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and…

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  • Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke

    For there were in fact certain men who then went about the whole country of the Jews bringing charges against Christ, and saying that He spoke of the commands of Moses as useless, and Himself introduced certain…

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  • Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Luke

    For he was one of those who think themselves skilled in the law, and who keep the letter of the law, while they know nothing of its spirit. From a part of the law itself our Lord proves them to be ignorant of the…

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  • Basil the GreatCatena Aurea on Luke

    By saying, with all thy mind, he does not admit of any division of love to other things, for whatever love you cast on lower things necessarily takes away from the whole. For as a vessel full of liquid, whatever…

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  • Gregory of NyssaCatena Aurea on Luke

    the soul is divided into three faculties; one merely of growth and vegetation, such as is found in plants; another which relates to the senses, which is preserved in the nature of irrational animals; but the perfect…

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  • Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on Luke

    We must hereby understand that it becomes us to submit every power of the soul to the divine love, and that resolutely, not slackly. Hence it is added, And with all thy strength.

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  • Maximus the ConfessorCatena Aurea on Luke

    To this end then the law commanded a threefold love to God, that it might pluck us away from the threefold fashion of the world, as touching possessions, glory, and pleasure, wherein also Christ was tempted.

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  • Basil the GreatCatena Aurea on Luke

    But if any one ask how the love of God is to be obtained, we are sure that the love of God cannot be taught. For neither did we learn to rejoice in the presence of light, or to embrace life, or to love our parents…

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  • John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Luke

    Yet observe how, almost to the same extent of obedience he requires the performance of each command, For of God he says, with all thy heart. Of our neighbour, as thyself. Which if it were diligently kept, there would…

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  • Gregory the GreatCatena Aurea on Luke

    But since it is said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, how is he merciful in taking compassion upon another, who still, by unrighteous living, is unmerciful to himself?

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  • Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke

    When the lawyer had answered the things contained in the law, Christ, to whom all things were known, cuts to pieces his crafty nets. For it follows, And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou…

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  • OrigenCatena Aurea on Luke

    From these words it is undoubtingly gathered, that the life which is preached according to God the Creator of the world, and the Scriptures given by Him, is life everlasting. For the Lord Himself bears testimony to…

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Cross-references · 14

Cited together with

  • Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.

  • Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.

  • Cited together in The Enchiridion Chapter 76.

  • Cited together in The Enchiridion Chapter 76.

  • Cited together in The Enchiridion Chapter 76.

  • Cited together in Origen on Luke 10:25–28 (Catena Aurea).

  • Cited together in Origen on Luke 10:25–28 (Catena Aurea).

  • Cited together in The Enchiridion Chapter 76.

  • Cited together in The Enchiridion Chapter 76.

Parallel passages

  • Matthew 22:37 and Luke 10:27 share the same wording (18 words).

  • Mark 12:30 and Luke 10:27 share the same wording (23 words).

Quotes

  • Luke 10:27 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 6:5 (14 words in common).

  • Luke 10:27 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 11:13 (12 words in common).

  • Luke 10:27 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 13:3 (12 words in common).

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