Mark 12:29

And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

In Context

28And one of the scribes came, and heard them reasoning together; and perceiving that he had answered them well, he asked him: Which is the first commandment of all?

30And you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength. This is the first commandment.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:9And call no man on earth your father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven.

Luke 10:27He answered and said: You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole strength, and with your whole understanding, and your neighbor as yourself.

1 Corinthians 8:4With respect, then, to the eating of meats offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

1 Timothy 1:5(Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and out of a good conscience, and out of faith unfeigned:

Matthew Henry on Mark 12:29-35

The Hopeful Scribe. 28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt… Read the whole commentary →

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