Mark 12:18-37

New American Standard Bible

^18 (A)Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to ^[a]Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying, ¹⁹ “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^(B)if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and does not leave a child, his brother is to ^[b]marry the wife and raise up ^[c]children for his brother. ²⁰ There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children. ²¹ The second one ^[d]married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise; ²² and so the seven together left no children. Last of all the woman also died. ²³ In the resurrection, which one’s wife will she be? For each of the seven had her as his wife.” ²⁴ Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not ^[e]understand the Scriptures nor the power of God? ²⁵ For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. ²⁶ But ^[f]regarding the fact that the dead rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, ^(C)in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘^(D)I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? ^27 (E)He is not the God ^[g]of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

^28 (F)One of the scribes came up and heard them arguing, and ^(G)recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the ^[h]foremost of all?” ²⁹ Jesus answered, “The ^[i]foremost is, ‘^(H)Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one; ^30 (I)and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ ³¹ The second is this: ‘^(J)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” ³² And the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher; You have truly stated that ^(K)He is One, and there is no other besides Him; ^33 (L)and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, ^(M)is much more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.” ³⁴ When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^(N)And then, no one dared any longer to question Him.

^35 (O)And Jesus responded and began saying, as He ^(P)taught in the temple area, “How is it that the scribes say that the ^[j]Christ is the ^(Q)son of David? ³⁶ David himself said ^[k]in the Holy Spirit,

³⁷ David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And ^(S)the large crowd ^[l]enjoyed listening to Him.