Matthew 22:37

“two commandments hang all the Law and the prophets."” — Catechism footnote: Mt 22:37-40; cf. Deut 6:5; Lev 19:18.

“Jesus summed up man's duties toward God in this saying: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind."” — Catechism footnote: Mt 22:37; cf. Lk 10:27:". . . and with all your strength."

“…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.

“…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.

“And we know the quality of the hortatory addresses of carnal conveniences, how easy it is to say, “I must believe with my whole heart; I must love God, and my neighbour as myself: for ‘on these two precepts the whole Law hangeth, and the prophets,’ not on the emptiness of my lungs and intestines.”” — editor's note: Comp. Matt. xxii. 37–40, and the parallel passages.

“Now, as He requires from us love to our neighbour after love to Himself, so He will Himself do that which He has commanded.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

“Thus, “love covers the multitude of sins;” and loving God, to wit, with all its strength (by which in the endurance of martyrdom it maintains the fight), with all its life (which it lays down for God), it makes of man a martyr.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37.

“It proposed one for the obedient man, the other for the transgressor.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37 f.

“Can it at any time or place be an unrighteous thing for a man to love God with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his mind, and his neighbour as himself?” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 5, and Matt. xxii. 37–39.

“…mind may be understood from this, that we are commanded to love God after a threefold manner, with the whole heart, with the whole soul, with the whole mind: of each of which severally we must treat, not in the Psalms, but in the Gospels: for the present, for proof of the relation of the number three to the mind, I…” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 5; Matt. xxii. 37.

“This he seemeth to have promised, when he said, “Yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

“Offences are to be feared from two quarters, for there are two precepts upon which the whole Law hangeth and the Prophets, the love of God and of our neighbour.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

“Thus it is that God counteth among His poor all the humble in heart, who are established in that twofold charity, whatever they may have in this world—among His poor, whom He satisfieth with bread.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–39.

“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 34–40.

“See here of what commandments this whole epis tle talks.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

“And these commandments, again, are reduced to two, namely that we should love God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind; and that we should love our neighbor as ourselves.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40

“Howbeit, love not the unrighteousness of such; but love the persons themselves with the express intent that they may apprehend righteousness; for not only is the love of God enjoined upon us, but also the love of our neighbor, on which two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37, 39

“…of which, he who loves his neighbor, too, as himself builds up his neighbor also as far as he may; on which two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40

““On which two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40

“For as there are two commandments on which hang all the Law and the prophets, love of God and love of our neighbor; not without cause the Scripture mostly puts one for both: whether it be of God only, as is that text, “For we know that all things work together for good to…” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40

“…others the heart; not as the Scripture says, “I will praise Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart;” and, “Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thine heart;” for this word by misapplication or metaphor is transferred from the body to the soul; but they have simply thought it to be that small part itself of the body,…” — editor's note: Ps. ix., cxi., and cxxxviii., Deut. vi. 5, and Matt. xxii. 37

“…in our hearts,” by that Gift itself, whereby we love God and our neighbors, according to those two commandments, “on which hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40

“Now, in the case of these two precepts, He not merely says, The law and the prophets hang; but He has also added, “all the law and the prophets,” which is the same as the whole of prophecy: and in not making the same addition here, He has kept a place for the other precept, which refers to the love of God.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

““Love the Lord God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind; love thy neighbour as thyself:” and thou hast done alms first to thine own soul, within thy conscience.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37, etc.

“They are the words of the Lord in the Gospel: “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

“Thus are fulfilled those two commandments on which hang all the law and the prophets: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy mind, and with all thy soul;” and “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

“Therefore, brethren, is the Church also, wherein the wounded is healed meanwhile, the traveller’s inn; but above the Church itself, lies the possessor’s inheritance.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

“For “on these two commandments,” He says, “hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

“And to these He added: “On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37, 39, 40.

“They are these: ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy strength, and thy neighbour as thyself.’” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37.

“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.

“And the second is like unto this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–39.

“Then He said further “On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 36–40

“There is none other commandment greater than these.” — editor's note: St. Mark xii. 29–31; cf. Matt. xxii. 36–40.

“It is impossible that one who has turned to the world and feels its anxieties, and engages his heart in the wish to please men, can fulfil that first and great commandment of the Master, “Thou shalt love God with all thy heart and with all thy strength.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxii. 37.

“And so, when the Lord says, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, from all thy heart and from all thy mind: and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,” let the faithful soul put on the unfading love of its Author and Ruler, and subject itself also entirely to His will in Whose works and judgments true…” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxii. 37, 39.

“…rather than the creature is loved; for, when He says, “thou shalt love the Lord thy God from all thy heart, and from all thy mind, and from all thy strength,” He wishes us in noticing to loosen ourselves from the bonds of His love.” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxii. 37.

“…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.

“For this same Instructor said then, “Thou shalt fear the Lord God;” but to us He has addressed the exhortation, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37.

“Then from these He infers, “on this hang the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37, 39, 40.

“…accordingly, when asked, “Which is the greatest of the commandments?” says, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy soul, and with all thy strength;” that no commandment is greater than this (He says), and with exceeding good reason; for it gives command respecting the First and the Greatest, God Himself,…” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 36–38.

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“Hang,” that is, refer thither as their end.

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Matthew 22:37 and Mark 12:30 share the same wording (18 words).

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

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

Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 56.

Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.

Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.

Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 22:34–40 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 23.

Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 56.

Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 56.

Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 56.

Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 23.

Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 23.

Cited together in Confessions III.8.

Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 23.

Cited together in Confessions III.8.

Cited together in Confessions III.8.

Cited together in Confessions III.8.

Cited together in Confessions III.8.

Cited together in Confessions III.8.

Cited together in Scorpiace Chapter 6.

Cited together in Catechism §2055.

Cited together in Catechism §2055 and 1 other place.

Cited together in On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 9.

Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 22:34–40 (6) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 23.

Cited together in Scorpiace Chapter 6.

Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.

Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.

Cited together in The City of God X.2.

Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 23.

Cited together in Catechism §2055.

Cited together in Catechism §2083.

Cited together in Catechism §2055 and 2 other places.

Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.

Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3 and 1 other place.

Cited together in Letters Letter 135.

Cited together in The City of God X.2.

Cited together in Letters Letter 135.

Cited together in Confessions III.8.

Cited together in Confessions III.8.

Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 56.

Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 23.

Cited together in On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 9.

Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion II.13.

Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 27.

Cited together in Letters Letter 135.

Matthew 22:37 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 6:5 (17 words in common).

Matthew 22:37 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 11:13 (12 words in common).

Matthew 22:37 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 13:3 (12 words in common).