[dsc]

Let’s recap the action.

I wrote, “He said it was the first commandment. He didn’t say it was the first of two. A person would have to be a drooling moron to think that God left us only two instructions.”

You replied, “Wrong. He said it was the GREATEST commandment, not the first.”

I replied, “Read down a little further.”

To which you answered, “He never said the second was the greatest. He said the second is like it.
How can there be two greatest commandments?”

This seems to me a complete non sequitur.

What I meant was read down to Matthew 22:38. “This is the greatest and the first commandment.”

Those passages do not say that we are to have no love for anyone or anything except God.

Some people here seem to think they say that, but they do not.

“Link?”

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[metmom]

Those passages do not say that we are to have no love for anyone or anything except God.

And I didn't say that either.

[kinsman redeemer]

You wrote:
What I meant was read down to Matthew 22:38. “This is the greatest and the first commandment.”

Here are some versions of Mt 22:38--
This is the great and first commandment.(ESV)
This is the great and first commandment. (ASV)
This is the first and greatest rule. (BBE)
This is the greatest and most important a commandment. (ISV)
This is the first and great commandment. (KJV)
This is the first and great commandment. (NKJV)
This is the great and first commandment (RV)
This is the greatest and foremost Commandment. (Weymouth)
this is a first and great command; (Young's Literal)

I'd like to know what version you quoted, please.