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Jesus said to them , "
Is not this why you are wrong ,
that you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God ?
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For when they rise from the dead ,
they neither marry nor are given in marriage ,
but are like angels in heaven .
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And as for the dead being raised ,
have you not read in the book of Moses ,
in the passage about the bush ,
how God said to him , `
I am the God of Abraham ,
and the God of Isaac ,
and the God of Jacob '?
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He is not God of the dead ,
but of the living ;
you are quite wrong ."
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And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another ,
and seeing that he answered them well ,
asked him , "
Which commandment is the first of all ?"
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Jesus answered , "
The first is , `
Hear ,
O Israel :
The Lord our God ,
the Lord is one ;
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and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart ,
and with all your soul ,
and with all your mind ,
and with all your strength .'
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The second is this , `
You shall love your neighbor as yourself .'
There is no other commandment greater than these ."
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And the scribe said to him , "
You are right ,
Teacher ;
you have truly said that he is one ,
and there is no other but he ;
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and to love him with all the heart ,
and with all the understanding ,
and with all the strength ,
and to love one '
s neighbor as oneself ,
is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices ."
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And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely ,
he said to him , "
You are not far from the kingdom of God ."
And after that no one dared to ask him any question .