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According to the gospels, Jesus said the greatest commandment was to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind.” [38] The scripture in Deuteronomy to which he referred is known in modern times as the Shema, a declaration emphasizing the oneness of God and the sole worship of God by Israel. [39]
The Gemara explained that when Jews recite the Shema, they recite the words, "blessed be the name of God's glorious Kingdom for ever and ever," quietly between the words, "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one," from Deuteronomy 6:4, and the words, "And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul ...
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that “The first commandment summons man to believe in God, to hope in him, and to love him above all else.” [23] It cites the requirement of the Shema, that “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your strength” [24] and the answer Jesus gave ...
Thou Shalt Love - Sister Maurice Schnell. The Great Commandment (or Greatest Commandment) [a] is a name used in the New Testament to describe the first of two commandments cited by Jesus in Matthew 22 (Matthew 22:35–40), Mark 12 (Mark 12:28–34), and in answer to him in Luke 10 (Luke 10:27a):
Most Christians believe that the greatest commandment is "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment"; in addition to the second, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself", these are what Jesus Christ called the two greatest ...
“Honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as you love yourself.” — Matthew 19:19 “Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.”
The Catholic Church views the commandment to "remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy" (Exodus 20:8–10) as an essential part of observing the command to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind." (Mark 2:27–28) [32] Catholic teaching emphasizes the holiness of the Sabbath day (Exodus 31:15 ...
And you shall love the L ORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words, which I command you this day, shall be upon your heart; and teach them thoroughly to your children, and speak of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk on the road, and when you lie down, and when you get up.