Mark 12:28-13:13

New King James Version

The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All?^(A)

^28 (B)Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, ^[a]perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the ^[b]first commandment of all?”

²⁹ Jesus answered him, “The ^[c]first of all the commandments is: ^(C)‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. ³⁰ And you shall ^(D)love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ ^[d]This is the first commandment. ³¹ And the second, like it, is this: ^(E)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than ^(F)these.”

³² So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, ^(G)and there is no other but He. ³³ And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, ^[e]with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, ^(H)is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

³⁴ Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”

^(I)But after that no one dared question Him.

Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?^(J)

^35 (K)Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? ³⁶ For David himself said ^(L)by the Holy Spirit:

³⁷ Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his ^(N)Son?”

And the common people heard Him gladly.

Beware of the Scribes^(O)

³⁸ Then ^(P)He said to them in His teaching, ^(Q)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, ^(R)love greetings in the marketplaces, ³⁹ the ^(S)best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, ^40 (T)who devour widows’ houses, and ^[f]for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Two Mites^(U)

^41 (V)Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money ^(W)into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. ⁴² Then one poor widow came and threw in two ^[g]mites, which make a ^[h]quadrans. ⁴³ So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that ^(X)this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; ⁴⁴ for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, ^(Y)her whole livelihood.”

Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple^(Z)

13 Then ^(AA)as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!”

² And Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? ^(AB)Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age^(AC)

³ Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, ^(AD)Peter, ^(AE)James, ^(AF)John, and ^(AG)Andrew asked Him privately, ^4 (AH)“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?”

⁵ And Jesus, answering them, began to say: ^(AI)“Take heed that no one deceives you. ⁶ For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many. ⁷ But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁸ For nation will rise against nation, and ^(AJ)kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines ^[i]and troubles. ^(AK)These are the beginnings of ^[j]sorrows.

⁹ “But ^(AL)watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will ^[k]be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. ¹⁰ And ^(AM)the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. ^11 (AN)But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, ^[l]or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, ^(AO)but the Holy Spirit. ¹² Now ^(AP)brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. ^13 (AQ)And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But ^(AR)he who ^[m]endures to the end shall be saved.