Mark 12:28-31

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The Primary Commands

²⁸One^(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?”

²⁹Jesus answered, “The most important^[a] is Listen, Israel! The Lord^(C) our God, the Lord^(D) is one.^[b] ³⁰Love^(E) the Lord your God^(F) with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind,^(G) and with all your strength.^[c]^[d]^(H) ³¹The second is, Love your neighbor^(I) as yourself.^[e]^(J) There is no other command^(K) greater than these.”

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Footnotes

12:29 Other mss add of all the commands
12:29 Or the Lord our God is Lord alone.
12:30 Other mss add This is the first commandment.
12:30 Dt 6:4–5; Jos 22:5
12:31 Lv 19:18

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