32. The teacher of the Law said to Jesus, “Well done, Teacher! It is true, as you say, that only the Lord is God and that there is no other god but he.
33. And to love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength, and to love your neighbour as yourself, is more important than to offer animals and other sacrifices to God.”
34. Jesus noticed how wise his answer was, and so he told him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”After this nobody dared to ask Jesus any more questions.
35. As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he asked the question, “How can the teachers of the Law say that the Messiah will be the descendant of David?
36. The Holy Spirit inspired David to say: ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit here on my right until I put your enemies under your feet.’
37. David himself called him ‘Lord’; so how can the Messiah be David's descendant?”A large crowd was listening to Jesus gladly.
38. As he taught them, he said, “Watch out for the teachers of the Law, who like to walk around in their long robes and be greeted with respect in the market place,
39. who choose the reserved seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts.