Matthew 22:37-46 ▼

37 Jesus said to him, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."

38 this is the first and most important precept,

39 and the second has an affinity with it, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self."

40 these two precepts comprehend the substance of all the law and the prophets.

41 While the Pharisees were still assembled, Jesus asked them,

42 what think ye of Christ? whose son is he to be? they answered, David's.

43 how comes it then, said he, that David by inspiration calls him Lord, in these words,

44 " the Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?"

45 why then does David call him Lord, if He be David's son?

46 but not a man was able to answer him a word, and from that time there was no body so hardy as to ask him any more questions.