Matthew 22:34 (WEB)
But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
Catechism · 3
You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
“…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.
Jesus and Israel
“Jesus endorses some of the teachings imparted by this religious elite of God's people: the resurrection of the dead,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 22:23-34; Lk 20:39.
“The Jewish people and their spiritual leaders viewed Jesus as a rabbi.” — Catechism footnote: Cf Jn 11:28; 3:2; Mt 22:23-24, 34-36.
Fathers and councils · 25
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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Augustine of Hippo
“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 34–40.
Read the whole comment“…and accordingly from their answer He drew this inference, “Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 15–34.
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John Chrysostom
“Matt. XXII. 34-36.” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- OrigenCatena Aurea on Matthew
Jesus had put the Sadducees to silence, to shew that the tongue of falsehood is silenced by the brightness of truth. For as it belongs to the righteous man to be silent when it is good to be silent, and to speak when…
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The Pharisees and Sadducees, thus foes to one another, unite in one common purpose to tempt Jesus.
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Or the Pharisees meet together, that their numbers may silence Him whom their reasonings could not confute; thus, while they array numbers against Him, shewing that truth failed them; they said among themselves, Let…
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All who thus ask questions of any teacher to try him, and not to learn of him, we must regard as brethren of this Pharisee, according to what is said below, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of mine,…
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Let no one find a difficulty in this, that Matthew speaks of this man as putting his question to tempt the Lord, whereas Mark does not mention this, but concludes with what the Lord said to him upon his answering…
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He said “Master” tempting Him, for none but a disciple would thus address Christ. Whoever then does not learn of the Word, nor yields himself wholly up to it, yet calls it Master, he is brother to this Pharisee thus…
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He who now enquires for the greatest commandment had not observed the least. He only ought to seek for a higher righteousness who has fulfilled the lower.
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Or he enquires not for the sake of the commands, but which is the first and great commandment, that seeing all that God commands is great, he may have occasion to cavil whatever the answer be.
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But the Lord so answers him, as at once to lay bare the dissimulation of his enquiry, “Jesus saith unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Thou shalt…
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Or otherwise; You are commanded to love God “with all thy heart,” that your whole thoughts — “with all thy soul,” that your whole life — “with all thy mind,” that your whole understanding — may be given to Him from…
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Or, “with all thy heart,” i.e. understanding; “with all thy soul,” i.e. thy will; “with all thy mind,” i.e. memory; so you shall think, will, remember nothing contrary to Him.
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Or otherwise; “With all thy heart,” that is, in all recollection, act, thought; “with all thy soul,” to be ready, that is, to lay it down for God’s religion; “with all thy mind,” bringing forth nothing but what is of…
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He that loves men ought to love them either because they are righteous, or that they may be righteous; and so also ought he to love himself either for that he is, or that he may be righteous. And thus without peril…
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But if even yourself you ought not to love for your own sake, but because of Him in whom is the rightful end of your love, let not another man be displeased that you love even him for God’s sake. Whoso then rightly…
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But who loves man is as who loves God; for man is God’s image, wherein God is loved, as a King is honoured in his statue. For this cause this commandment is said to be like the first.
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Or otherwise; That the second command is like the first signifies that the obligation and merit of both are alike; for no love of God without Christ, or of Christ without God, can profit to salvation. It follows, “On…
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“Hang,” that is, refer thither as their end.
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For to these two commandments belongs the whole decalogue; the commandments of the first table to the love of God, those of the second to the love of our neighbour.
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Or, because he that has fulfilled the things that are written concerning the love of God and our neighbour, is worthy to receive from God the great reward, that he should be enabled to understand the Law and the…
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Since there are two commandments, the love of God and the love of our neighbour, on which hang the Law and the Prophets, not without reason does Scripture put one for both; sometimes the love of God; as in that, “We…
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But since the Divine substance is more excellent and higher than our nature, the command to love God is distinct from that to love our neighbour. But if by yourself, you understand your whole self, that is both your…
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 22:34–40 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 22:34–40 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 22:34–40 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 22:34–40 (4) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 22:34–40 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 22:34–40 (4) (Catena Aurea).