Mark 12:29
Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;
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Deuteronomy 10:12And now, Israel, what would the Lord your God have you do, but to go in the fear of the Lord your God, walking in all his ways and loving him and doing his pleasure with all your heart and all your soul,
Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.
Matthew 23:9And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven.
Luke 10:27And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
1 Corinthians 8:4So, then, as to the question of taking food offered to images, we are certain that an image is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
1 Timothy 1:5But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:
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 →