“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
I spelled out my law for him in great detail, but they regard it as something totally unknown to them!
he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.
And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:
Jesus said to him, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
“But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.