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Jesus quotes a verse from Leviticus as the second greatest commandment.
a second commandment is like it
Possible meanings are 1) "there is another commandment that is next in importance" or 2) "there is a second commandment that is just as important." Either way, Jesus means these two commandments are more important than all other commandments. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)
like it
This means like the commandment in Matthew 22:37.
your neighbor
Here "neighbor" means more than just those who live nearby. Jesus means a person must love all people.
On these two commandments depend the whole law and the prophets
Here the phrase "the whole law and the prophets" refers to all of scripture. AT: "Everything that Moses and the prophets wrote in the scriptures is based on these two commandments" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)