MAT 22:37 Parallel Verse View

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ULT But he said to him, “‘You will love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind.’

UST Jesus replied: “We must love the Lord, the God whom we worship, with everything that we desire, everything that we do, and everything that we think.

BSB § Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[fn]

BLB And He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

AICNT And {he}[fn] said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind,’[fn]

22:37, he: Later manuscripts read “Jesus.”

22:37, Deuteronomy 6:5

OEB His answer was, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

WEBBE Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

WMBB Yeshua said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

NET Jesus said to him, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

LSV And Jesus said to him, “You will love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your understanding—

FBV Jesus told them, “‘Love the Lord your God in all you think, in all you feel, and in all you do.’[fn]

22:37 Quoting Deuteronomy 6:5.

TCNT Jesus said to him, “ ‘Yoʋ shall love the Lord yoʋr God with all yoʋr heart, with all yoʋr soul, and with all yoʋr mind.’

T4T Jesus quoted the Scriptures as he replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all [IDM] your ◄inner being/heart►. Show that you love him in all that you desire, in all that you feel, and in all that you think.’

LEB And he said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[fn]

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BBE And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

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Wymth "`Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" He answered, "`with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind.'

ASV And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

DRA Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.

YLT And Jesus said to him, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding —

Drby And he said to him, Thou shalt love [the] Lord thy [fn]God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy understanding.

22.37 Elohim

RV And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
(Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy/your God with all thy/your heart, and with all thy/your soul, and with all thy/your mind. )

KJB-1611 [fn]Iesus sayd vnto him, Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy minde.
(Yesus/Yeshua said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy/your God with all thy/your heart, and with all thy/your soul, and with all thy/your minde.)

22:37 Deut.6.5. luke 10.27.

Bshps Iesus sayde vnto hym: Thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy mynde.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva Iesus sayd to him, Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soule, and with all thy minde.
(Yesus/Yeshua said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy/your God with all thine/your heart, with all thy/your soul, and with all thy/your minde. )

Cvdl Iesus saide vnto him: Thou shalt loue the LORDE thy God with all thy hert, with all thy soule, and with all thy mynde:
(Yesus/Yeshua said unto him: Thou shalt love the LORD thy/your God with all thy/your heart, with all thy/your soul, and with all thy/your mind:)

TNT Iesus sayde vnto him: love the Lorde thy God with all thine herte with all thy soule and with all thy mynde.
(Yesus/Yeshua said unto him: love the Lord thy/your God with all thine/your heart with all thy/your soul and with all thy/your mind. )

Wycl Jhesus seide to him, Thou schalt loue thi Lord God, of al thin herte, and in al thi soule, and in al thi mynde.
(Yhesus said to him, Thou shalt love thy/your Lord God, of all thin heart, and in all thy/your soul, and in all thy/your mind.)

Luth JEsus aber sprach zu ihm: Du sollst lieben GOtt, deinen HErr’s, von ganzem Herzen, von ganzer SeeLE und von ganzem Gemüt.
(Yesus but spoke to him: You should lieben God, deinen LORD’s, from ganzem hearts, from ganzer SeeLE and from ganzem Gemüt.)

ClVg Ait illi Jesus: Diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo, et in tota anima tua, et in tota mente tua.[fn]
(He_said illi Yesus: Diliges Dominum God your from toto corde tuo, and in tota anima tua, and in tota mente your. )

22.37 Diliges Dominum Deum tuum. Fictam conscientiam interrogantis Dominus primo responso percutit. Deus tuus unus est. Non assumes nomen Dei tui in vanum. Observa diem sabbati. Hæc tria ad dilectionem Dei pertinent: Cujus cogites unitatem, veritatem, voluntatem. Ex toto corde. Integritas fidei exprimitur. In tota anima, perfecta obedientia, exigitur. In tota mente, perseverantia ostenditur.

22.37 Diliges Dominum God tuum. Fictam conscientiam interrogantis Master primo responso percutit. God tuus unus it_is. Non assumes nomen of_God yours in vanum. Observa diem sabbati. This tria to dilectionem of_God pertinent: Cuyus cogites unitatem, words, voluntatem. From toto corde. Integritas of_faith exprimitur. In tota anima, perfecta obedientia, exigitur. In tota mente, perseverantia ostenditur.

UGNT 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.
(ho de efaʸ autōi, agapaʸseis Kurion ton Theon sou en holaʸ taʸ kardia sou, kai en holaʸ taʸ psuⱪaʸ sou, kai en holaʸ taʸ dianoia sou.)

SBL-GNT 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·
(ho ⸀de efaʸ autōi; Agapaʸseis kurion ton theon sou en holaʸ ⸀taʸ kardia sou kai en holaʸ ⸁taʸ psuⱪaʸ sou kai en holaʸ taʸ dianoia sou;)

TC-GNT Ὁ δὲ [fn]Ἰησοῦς [fn]ἔφη αὐτῷ, Ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου, ἐν ὅλῃ [fn]καρδίᾳ σου, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ [fn]ψυχῇ σου, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ σου.
(Ho de Yaʸsous efaʸ autōi, Agapaʸseis Kurion ton Theon sou, en holaʸ kardia sou, kai en holaʸ psuⱪaʸ sou, kai en holaʸ taʸ dianoia sou. )

22:37 ιησους ¦ — CT

22:37 εφη ¦ ειπεν TR

22:37 καρδια ¦ τη καρδια ANT NA PCK SBL TH TR

22:37 ψυχη ¦ τη ψυχη ANT CT PCK TR

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

Here, the word But introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [Then]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ σου, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχῇ σου, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ σου

˱you˲_/will_be/_loving /the/_Lord the God ˱of˲_you with all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτῷ ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ ψυχῇ σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ σου)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [The great commandment is to love the Lord God with one’s whole heart, and with one’s whole soul, and with one’s whole mind]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου

˱you˲_/will_be/_loving /the/_Lord the God ˱of˲_you

Here Jesus begins to quote from an important text, in this case, the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy (see Deuteronomy 6:5). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that indicates that Jesus is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: [In Deuteronomy you can read, ‘You will love the Lord your God] or [Here is that commandment: ‘You will love the Lord your God]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ἀγαπήσεις & σου & σου & σου & σου

˱you˲_/will_be/_loving & ˱of˲_you & ˱of˲_you & ˱of˲_you & ˱of˲_you

Since in this command God is addressing each specific person who is part of God’s people, the words You and your are singular throughout this verse.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου

/the/_Lord the God ˱of˲_you

Here, the author of the quotation is using the possessive form to describe the God whom the people of Israel worship. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the Lord whom you honor]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

ἀγαπήσεις

˱you˲_/will_be/_loving

The author of the quotation is using the future form to give a command. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea using a form that expresses a command or obligation. Alternate translation: [You should love] or [You must love]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ σου, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχῇ σου, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ σου

with all with all with all the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτῷ ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ ψυχῇ σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ σου)

Here, the author of the quotation is referring to all of a human being by naming multiple parts of it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [with all of who you are] or [with your entire being]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ σου

In Matthew’s culture, the heart is the place where humans think and feel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate heart by referring to the place where humans think and feel in your culture or by expressing the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [with all your desires] or [with all your feelings]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχῇ σου

Here, soul represents a person’s life with special focus on that person’s identity and actions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [with everything you are] or [with all your inclinations]

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