Both commandments are quotations: the first from Deuteronomy 6:5, the second from Leviticus 19:18. The answer is entirely within the Jewish tradition of the time and would not have been surprising in it. Square brackets mark words supplied by the ASV translators.
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TextAnd 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. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like [unto it] is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1 TranslatorAmerican Revision Committee 1 Connections
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The verse this belief takes its name from.
Passage Of
Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
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1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text
American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901Matthew 22:37-39View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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