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Mark 12:28-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Mark 12:28-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Primary Commands
28 One(A) of the scribes(B) approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked Him, “Which command is the most important of all?”[a]
29 “This is the most important,”[b] Jesus answered:
Listen, Israel! The Lord(C) our God, the Lord(D) is One.[c] 30 Love(E) the Lord your God(F) with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind,(G) and with all your strength.[d](H)[e]
31 “The second is: Love your neighbor(I) as yourself.(J)[f] There is no other command(K) greater than these.”
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- Mark 12:28 Lit Which command is first of all?
- Mark 12:29 Other mss add of all the commands
- Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord.
- Mark 12:30 Other mss add This is the first commandment.
- Mark 12:30 Dt 6:4-5; Jos 22:5
- Mark 12:31 Lv 19:18
Mark 12:28-31
New International Version
Mark 12:28-31
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) 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[c](D) There is no commandment greater than these.”
Footnotes
- Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord
- Mark 12:30 Deut. 6:4,5
- Mark 12:31 Lev. 19:18
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