Read Matthew 22:34-40
Genre: Gospel
On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.
Matthew 22:40 (ESV)
What is important about this passage?
This may be the most famous part of the New Testament. It is called the “Greatest Commandment” or the “Golden Rule”.
Read 1 John 2:3-11
Genre: Epistle. This is a letter written by the apostle John to a group of early Christians.
And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
1 John 2:3 (ESV)
What is important about this passage?
John reminds his fellow Christians that they must “live as Jesus did” and obey his commands. He also says that hatred is a sign that a person is still “in darkness”.