Matthew 22:40 (WEB)
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
Catechism · 3
The Virtues
“If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love."” — Catechism footnote: Jn 15:9-10; cf. Mt 22:40; Rom 13:8-10.
The Ten Commandments
“two commandments hang all the Law and the prophets."” — Catechism footnote: Mt 22:37-40; cf. Deut 6:5; Lev 19:18.
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.
Fathers and councils · 62
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.
Read the whole comment“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.
Read the whole comment“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.
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Catena Aurea on John
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
“(Matt. 22:40) In another place He makes a threefold division of the Scriptures; All things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms concerning Me.” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“And well did our Master know, upon which two commandments He hung all the Law and the Prophets.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40. For he says in his Con. Faust. xvii. 6, remarking on John i. 17, a text which he often quotes in this connection: “The law itself by being…
Read the whole comment“For they fulfil the two commandments, of which it is said, “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets;” loving God with all their heart, and with all their soul, and with all their mind, and their neighbour as themselves.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
Read the whole comment“For Thy house is beautified with the two commandments.” — editor's note: [Matt. xxii. 40.—C.]
Read the whole comment“For what are even the wings themselves, but the two commandments of love, whereon hangeth the whole Law and the Prophets? what is that same light burden, but that same love which in these two commandments is fulfilled?” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
Read the whole comment“Those two commandments, wherefrom hang all the Law and the Prophets.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
Read the whole comment“Fear not: He burdeneth thee not: “on two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”…” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
Read the whole comment“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.
Read the whole comment“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.
Read the whole comment“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 34–40.
Read the whole comment“See here of what commandments this whole epis tle talks.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.
Read the whole comment“…by divine authority, is a record of Christ, and admonishes us of love, it is manifest that on those two commandments of love to God and love to our neighbor hang not only all the law and the prophets, which at the time when the Lord spoke to that effect were as yet the only Holy Scripture, but also all those books…” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40
Read the whole comment“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
Read the whole comment“…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
Read the whole comment““On which two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40
Read the whole comment“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
Read the whole comment“And sometimes that which was given by Moses is specially called the Law: as it is said, “The Law and the Prophets were until John;” and, “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40
Read the whole comment“…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
Read the whole comment“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.
Read the whole comment“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.
Read the whole comment“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.
Read the whole comment“For “on these two commandments,” as it is written, “hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
Read the whole comment“For this love embraces both the love of God and the love of our neighbor, and “on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets,” we may add the Gospel and the apostles.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40; comp. Rom. v. 5
Read the whole comment“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.
Read the whole comment“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.
Read the whole comment“And the Lord called all the Scriptures generally, the law: although elsewhere He speaks more definitely of the law, distinguishing it from the prophets; as it is said, “The law and the prophets were until John;” and “On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
Read the whole comment“For “on these two commandments,” He says, “hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.
Read the whole comment“For on these two commandments of love hang all the law and the prophets: this is our fruit.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
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Origen
- Origen, De Principiis II.4Book II
“And to these He added: “On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37, 39, 40.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37–40.
Read the whole comment““On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
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John Chrysostom
“For at one time He said, “On this the Law and the Prophets hang” ( Matt. xxii. 40 ); and at another, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” ( Matt. vii. 12.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“…is expedient, and all virtue in general, comprising it in few and plain words: at one time saying that, “on two commandments hang the Law and the Prophets;”that is to say, on the love of God and on the love of our neighbor: at another time, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them; for…” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
Read the whole comment““For as Jonas,” saith He, “was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
Read the whole comment“If therefore to love God is to love one’s neighbor, “For if thou lovest me,” He saith, “O Peter, feed my sheep,”but to love one’s neighbor worketh a keeping of the commandments, with reason doth He say, “On these hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 40.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“Then He said further “On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 36–40
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Hilary of Poitiers
“There is none other commandment greater than these.” — editor's note: St. Mark xii. 29–31; cf. Matt. xxii. 36–40.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Then from these He infers, “on this hang the law and the prophets.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 37, 39, 40.
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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…
Read the whole comment - JeromeCatena Aurea on Matthew
The Pharisees and Sadducees, thus foes to one another, unite in one common purpose to tempt Jesus.
Read the whole comment - Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
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,…
Read the whole comment - Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
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.
Read the whole comment - JeromeCatena Aurea on Matthew
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.
Read the whole comment - Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
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…
Read the whole comment - Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
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…
Read the whole comment - Glossa OrdinariaCatena Aurea on Matthew
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.
Read the whole comment - OrigenCatena Aurea on Matthew
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.
Read the whole comment - Hilary of PoitiersCatena Aurea on Matthew
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.
Read the whole comment - Rabanus MaurusCatena Aurea on Matthew
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.
Read the whole comment - OrigenCatena Aurea on Matthew
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…
Read the whole comment - Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
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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