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General Information:
Jesus quotes a verse from Deuteronomy as the greatest commandment.
with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind
These three phrases are used together to mean "completely" or "earnestly." Here "heart" and "soul" are metonyms for a person's inner being. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
the great and first commandment
Here "great" and "first" mean the same thing. They emphasize that this is the most important commandment. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)