One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him,
“Which is the first of all the commandments?”
Jesus replied, “The first is this:
Hear, O Israel!
The Lord our God is Lord alone!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with 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.”
The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher.
You are right in saying,
He is One and there is no other than he .
And to love him with all your heart,
with all your understanding,
with all your strength,
and to love your neighbor as yourself
is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding,
he said to him,
“You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”
And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
“Which is the first of all the commandments?”
Jesus replied, “The first is this:
Hear, O Israel!
The Lord our God is Lord alone!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with 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.”
The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher.
You are right in saying,
He is One and there is no other than he .
And to love him with all your heart,
with all your understanding,
with all your strength,
and to love your neighbor as yourself
is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding,
he said to him,
“You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”
And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Ang Pinakamahalagang Utos
Marcos 12: 28- 34
Ang isang guro ng kautusan na nakarinig ng kanilang pagtatalo ay dumating. Nabatid niya na mahusay ang pagsagot ni Jesus sa kanila.
Tinanong niya si Jesus: Alin ba ang pangunahin sa lahat ng mga utos?
Sumagot si Jesus sa kaniya: Ang pangunahin sa lahat ng mga utos ay ito: Pakinggan mo Israel. Ang Panginoon mong Diyos ay iisang Panginoon. Ibigin mo ang Panginoon mong Diyos nang buong puso mo, at nang buong kaluluwa mo, at nang buong pag-iisip mo at nang buong lakas mo. Ito ang unang utos. Ang ikalawang utos ay tulad nito ay: Ibigin mo ang iyong kapwa tulad sa iyong sarili. Walang ibang utos na higit na dakila pa sa mga ito.
Sinabi sa kaniya ng guro ng kautusan: Guro, mahusay ang pagkakasabi mo. Naayon sa katotohanan ang sinabi mo na iisa ang Diyos at wala nang iba maliban sa kaniya. Tama ka nang sabihin mo: Ibigin siya nang buong puso, at nang buong pang-unawa, at nang buong kaluluwa at nang buong lakas. At ibigin mo ang iyong kapwa katulad sa iyong sarili. Ito ay higit na mahalaga kaysa lahat ng mga handog na susunugin at mga hain.
Nang makita ni Jesus na sumagot siyang may katalinuhan, sinabi niya ang mga ito sa kaniya: Hindi ka malayo sa paghahari ng Diyos. Mula noon ay wala nang naglakas-loob na magtanong sa kaniya.
