31. “The second is: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”
32. Then the scribe said to Him, “You are right, Teacher! You have correctly said that He is One, and there is no one else except Him.
33. And to love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34. When Jesus saw that he answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any longer.
35. So Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the Son of David?