31. Haven’t you read what God told you about the dead coming back to life? He said,
32. ‘I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ He’s not the God of the dead but of the living.”
33. He amazed the crowds who heard his teaching.
34. When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
35. One of them, an expert in Moses’ Teachings, tested Jesus by asking,
36. “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in Moses’ Teachings?”
37. Jesus answered him, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
38. This is the greatest and most important commandment.
39. The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’