God & Savior

Matthew 22:37

Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Matthew 22:37
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Study notes

Jesus says the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind.

Explanation

A Pharisee who was an expert in the law asked Jesus which commandment is the greatest (22:35-36). Jesus answers by quoting Deuteronomy 6:5. Love for God is to involve the whole person.

Original language
  • ἀγαπήσεις (agapēseis): to love
    Greek · Verb, future, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · Strong's G0025 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    You will love (agapaō).

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Matthew 22:37, word 5

  • κύριον (kurion): lord
    Greek · Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · Strong's G2962G · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Lord.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Matthew 22:37, word 6

  • καρδίᾳ (kardia): heart
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, feminine · Strong's G2588 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Heart.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Matthew 22:37, word 13

  • ψυχῇ (psuchēa): soul
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, feminine · Strong's G5590G · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Soul, life.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Matthew 22:37, word 19

  • διανοίᾳ (dianoia): mind
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, feminine · Strong's G1271 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Mind, understanding.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Matthew 22:37, word 25

Cross-references
  • Deuteronomy 6:5 · Quotation

    Love the LORD your God with all your heart.

  • Mark 12:30 · Parallel account

    Mark adds "with all your strength".

  • Luke 10:27 · Parallel account

    The same command in Luke.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτῷ· ἀγαπήσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχῇ σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ σου.

  1. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἔφηephē“was saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φημί · “to say” · Strong's G5346
  4. αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. ἀγαπήσειςagapēseis“You will love”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
  6. κύριονkurion“[the] Lord”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  7. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. θεόνtheon“God”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  9. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  10. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  11. ὅλῃholē“all”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
  12. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. καρδίᾳkardia“heart”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
  14. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  17. ὅλῃholē“all”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
  18. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ψυχῇpsuchēa“soul”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590G
  20. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  21. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  22. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  23. ὅλῃholē“all”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
  24. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. διανοίᾳdianoia“mind”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from διάνοια · “mind” · Strong's G1271
  26. σου.sou“of you.’”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)