ACC ~ Matthew 22 v36

THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT?

ORIGEN: The question itself, however, was this: “What is the greatest command of the law?”—a question of great worth which will allow us to explain something of the differences between these commands. For certain commands are very great, but certain others are secondary. Hence we must look at each right down to the least important of these commands. For if in the baiting of the Pharisees and their asking, “What is the greater commandment of the law?” Christ had not responded, then we would conclude that one command was no greater than another. COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 2. [1]

[1] GCS 38.2.11:3-4.

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