Mark 12:28

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

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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?

In Context

27He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:

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Cross References

Matthew 5:19Whosoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 22:34But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.

Luke 10:25And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, making trial of him, and saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Luke 20:39And certain of the scribes answered and said, Teacher, thou hast well said.

Matthew Henry on Mark 12:19-28

The Question of the Sadducees. 18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, 19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. 21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise. 22 And the seven had her, and… Read the whole commentary →

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