32. God said, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ God is the God of the living, not the dead.”
33. When the people heard this, they were amazed at Jesus’ teaching.
34. When the Pharisees learned that the Sadducees could not argue with Jesus’ answers to them, the Pharisees met together.
35. One Pharisee, who was an expert on the law of Moses, asked Jesus this question to test him:
36. “Teacher, which command in the law is the most important?”
37. Jesus answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’
38. This is the first and most important command.