Matthew 22: 34-46
The Most Important Commandment

³⁴ After Jesus had made the Sadducees look foolish, the Pharisees heard about it and got together. ³⁵  One of them was an expert in the Jewish Law. So he tried to test Jesus by asking, ³⁶ “Teacher, what is the most important commandment in the Law?”

³⁷  Jesus answered:  Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. ³⁸ This is the first and most important commandment. ³⁹  The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is, “Love others as much as you love yourself.”
⁴⁰ All the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets^[a] are based on these two commandments.

About David’s Son

⁴¹ While the Pharisees were still there, Jesus asked them, ⁴² “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose family will he come from?”  They answered, “He will be a son of King David.”  ⁴³ Jesus replied, “How then could the Spirit lead David to call the Messiah his Lord? David said,  ⁴⁴ ‘The Lord said to my Lord:  Sit at my right side until I make your enemies into a footstool for you.’  ⁴⁵ If David called the Messiah his Lord, how can the Messiah be a son of King David?” ⁴⁶ No one was able to give Jesus an answer, and from that day on, no one dared ask him any more questions.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica

2 You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results. ² We had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition. ³ For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you. ⁴ On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts. ⁵ You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed—God is our witness. ⁶ We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority. ⁷ Instead, we were like young children among you.  Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,
⁸ so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.

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