Mark 12:32

The scribe said to him, “Truly, Rabbi ·Teacher·, you have said well that he is echad ·one unity·, + 12:32. Quoted from Deut 6:4 and there is none other besides him, + 12:32. Quoted from Deut 4:35, 4:39

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In The King James Version

And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

In Context

31The second is like this, ‘You shall show agapao ·total devoted love· to your neighbor as yourself.’ + 12:31. Quoted from Lev 19:18 There is no other mitzvah ·instruction· greater than these.”

33and to have agapao ·totally devoted love· to him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to show agapao ·totally devoted love· to his neighbor as himself, + 12:33. Quoted from Lev 19:18 is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” + 12:33. Quoted from 1 Sam 15:22

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:39Know therefore today, and take it to heart, that Yahweh [He sustains breathing] himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no one else. + 4:39. Quoted in Mark 4.35, 12:32

Deuteronomy 6:4+ 6:4. Deut 6:4 (Deut 6:4-9) (#1.31): T. YHVH our God is echad ·one, one unity· God / R. To know Adonai is one Sh'ma ·Hear obey·, Israel [God prevails]: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is echad ·one, one unity·. + 6:4. Quoted in Mark 12:32; Rom 3:30; 1 Cor 5:6; 1 Tim 2:5; James 2:19 + 6:4 Hebrew: Echad ·One· also means ·one complete whole, one unity·; yachid is Hebrew for ·only one, singular·. In the Torah ·Teaching· of Moses, he writes God is echad ·one unity·; conversely, a very influential Rabbi, Rambam Maimonides (1135-1204), wrote God is yachid ·only one·. T. Examples of Echad: One rib took from Adam (Gen 2:21), man and wife will be one flesh (Gen 2:24), the people of Israel answered in one voice (Ex 24:3), the tabernacle is united as one (Ex 26:6), the two sticks are one in Ezekiel’s hand (Ez 37:19, 22), God’s name will be the only one (Zech 14:9). In the New Covenant Echad describes Yeshua’s goal: To establish in himself one new humanity out of the two (Jew and non-Jew / Gentile) (Eph 2:15); one unity is not uniformity rather a composite whole like the many parts of echad ·one· body (1 Cor 12:20). T. Examples of Yachid: Your son, your only son (Gen 22:2), for I am alone (Ps 25:16), mourn as for on only son (Jer 6:26, Zech 12:10).

Isaiah 45:5I am Yahweh [He sustains breathing], and there is no one else. 2 Besides me, there are no elohim ·gods, judges·. 1 I will strengthen you, 2 though you have not known me; 1

Isaiah 45:18For Adonai who created the heavens, 2 the God who formed the earth and made it, 2 who established it and didn’t create it a waste, 2 who formed it to be inhabited says: 1 “I am Yahweh [He sustains breathing]; 2 and there is no other. 1

Isaiah 46:9Remember the former things of old: 2 for I am God, and there is no other. 2 I am God, and there is none like me. 1

Mark 12:29Yeshua [Salvation] answered, “The greatest is, ‘Hear, Israel [God prevails], MarYah [Master Yahweh] our God, MarYah [Master Yahweh] is echad ·one unity·:

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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