32. He said, 'I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.' (Exodus 3:6) He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living."
33. When the crowds heard this, they were amazed by what he taught.
34. The Pharisees heard that the Sadducees weren't able to answer Jesus. So the Pharisees got together.
35. One of them was an authority on the law. So he tested Jesus with a question.
36. "Teacher," he asked, "which is the most important commandment in the Law?"
37. Jesus replied, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your mind.' (Deuteronomy 6:5)
38. This is the first and most important commandment.
39. And the second is like it. 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.' (Leviticus 19:18)
40. Everything that is written in the Law and the Prophets is based on these two commandments."
41. The Pharisees were gathered together. Jesus asked them,
42. "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "The son of David," they replied.
43. He said to them, "Then why does David call him 'Lord'? The Holy Spirit spoke through David himself. David said,
44. " 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your control." ' (Psalm 110:1)
45. So if David calls him 'Lord,' how can he be David's son?"