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Mark 12:28-30
Lexham English Bible
Mark 12:28-30
Lexham English Bible
The Greatest Commandment
28 And one of the scribes came up and[a] heard them debating. When he[b] saw that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart and from your whole soul and from your whole mind and from your whole strength.’[c]
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- Mark 12:28 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Mark 12:28 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Mark 12:30 A quotation from Deut 6:4–5; Josh 22:5
Mark 12:28-30
New International Version
Mark 12:28-30
New International Version
The Greatest Commandment(A)
28 One of the teachers of the law(B) came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[b](C)
Footnotes
- Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord
- Mark 12:30 Deut. 6:4,5
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