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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.
second commandment
(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 "whole law and the prophets" refer 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)