Mark 12:29

Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘ Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.’

English Majority Text (NT)

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

28Then one of the scribes came, after he heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?”

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

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Cross References

Matthew 23:9Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.

Luke 10:27So he answered and said, “ ‘ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘ your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

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

1 Timothy 1:5Now the goal of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere 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 →

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