And Jesus answered him,
The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
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AD 258
This is the first commandment; land the second is like unto it: Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.".
So also the Lord, in His Gospel, makes mention of the first and second commandment, saying, "Hear, O Israel, The Lord thy God is one God; "