King James Version

Matthew 22:37

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “was saying” (ἔφη) before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Jesus said” (Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν) before him here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἔφηephēsaidφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἈγαπήσειςagapēseisThou shalt loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “Thou shalt love”, an action still aheadG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.Thou shalt loveκύριονkurionLordκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godσουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withὅλῃholēallὅλος (holos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.allτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίᾳkardiaheartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.σουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withὅλῃholēallὅλος (holos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.allτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχῇpsuchēsoulψυχήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “soul”, the to- or for-formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.σουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ὅλῃholēallὅλος (holos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.διανοίᾳdianoiamindδιάνοιαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “mind”, the to- or for-formG1271understanding, intellect, mind, insight.This verse uses “mind”.mindσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.εἶπενeipensaidἔπω (epō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG2036to say

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus said to him, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus said to him, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding —

World English Bible

Jesus said to him, “‘ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart , with all your soul , and with all your mind .’

Darby Translation

And he said to him, Thou shalt love [the] Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy understanding.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.

Quotes

Deuteronomy 6:5 Deuteronomy 6:5 · King James VersionAnd thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.Deuteronomy 6:5 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Alludes to

Deuteronomy 10:12 Deuteronomy 10:12 · King James VersionAnd now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,Deuteronomy 10:12 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,