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As Jesus said, the law hangs on the two greatest commandments, for love fulfills the law
This is how to follow the Lord Jesus. Who can explain?
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That, by itself, is not a commandment. It is a statement;
Try to read it again.
The scribe asked " Which is the first of all the commandments"?
Jesus answered " The first of all the commandments is". Then Jesus start to mention the first commandment. "Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is One Lord.
The verse 28 starts the first commandment.
MARK 12:28-31
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
The first commandment encompasses
“Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is One Lord“
AND
“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”
All of that is ONE commandment.
Do we agree on that much?
Yes I agree on this.
This is the complete sum of the first commandment.
“Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is One Lord“
AND
“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”
All of that is ONE commandment.
That is why there is the word AND because loving God is just a continuation of "Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is One Lord".
Therefore: Verse 30 is just a continuation of verse 29.