Matthew 22:36-40 Integrity

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Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. [kjv]

ο δε ιησους ειπεν εφη αυτω αγαπησεις κυριον τον θεον σου εν ολη τη καρδια σου και εν ολη τη ψυχη σου και εν ολη τη διανοια σου [gnt]

Someone has integrity (consistency) if they have unity of thought, speech, action, and feeling.

That is, there is no contradiction between what they are thinking, what they are saying, what they are doing, and how they are feeling.

Is the "heart" better described as a direction or a location?
This is stated in the OT (Old Testament) and by Jesus in the NT (New Testament). Having integrity in this sense appears to not be sufficient.

In a security setting, data integrity means that the data should not be corrupted or tampered with.

Jesus states the importance of "integrity" in Matthew 22:37.

Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. [kjv]

Having integrity in this sense is not sufficient, as Jesus goes on to point out. Here is the context.

Matthew 22:36

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KJV: Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Greek: διδασκαλε ποια εντολη μεγαλη εν τω νομω

Matthew 22:37

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KJV: Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy haert, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Hebrew: ויאמר ישוע אליו ואהבת את יהוה אלהיך בכל לבבך ובכל נפשך ובכל מדעך׃

Greek: ο δε ιησους ειπεν εφη αυτω αγαπησεις κυριον τον θεον σου εν ολη τη καρδια σου και εν ολη τη ψυχη σου και εν ολη τη διανοια σου

Matthew 22:38

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KJV: This is the first and great commandment.

Greek: αυτη εστιν πρωτη και η μεγαλη και πρωτη εντολη

Matthew 22:39

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KJV: And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Greek: δευτερα δε ομοια αυτη αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον

Matthew 22:40

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KJV: On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Greek: εν ταυταις ταις δυσιν εντολαις ολος ο νομος κρεμαται και οι προφηται κρεμανται

What Jesus says goes back to Deuteronomy and Leviticus.

Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: [kjv]

6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. [kjv]

Deuteronomy 6:4

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KJV: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

Hebrew: שמע ישראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד׃

Greek: και ταυτα τα δικαιωματα και τα κριματα οσα ενετειλατο κυριος τοις υιοις ισραηλ εν τη ερημω εξελθοντων αυτων εκ γης αιγυπτου ακουε ισραηλ κυριος ο θεος ημων κυριος εις εστιν

Deuteronomy 6:5

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KJV: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Hebrew: ואהבת את יהוה אלהיך בכל לבבך ובכל נפשך ובכל מאדך׃

Greek: και αγαπησεις κυριον τον θεον σου εξ ολης της καρδιας σου και εξ ολης της ψυχης σου και εξ ολης της δυναμεως σου

Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. [kjv]

Leviticus 19:18

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KJV: Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

Hebrew: לא תקם ולא תטר את בני עמך ואהבת לרעך כמוך אני יהוה׃

Greek: και ουκ εκδικαται σου η χειρ και ου μηνιεις τοις υιοις του λαου σου και αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον εγω ειμι κυριος

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