Mark 12:29

Jesus replied. "The first is. "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

Montgomery 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

28Just then up came one of the Scribes who had heard them arguing, and realized that Jesus had answered them admirably. "What commandment," he asked, "is the first of all?"

30and 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.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:9"and call no one ‘Father’ on earth, for One is your Father in heaven.

Luke 10:27"You must love the Lord your God," he answered, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."

1 Corinthians 8:4Now as to eating food that has been offered to idols, we know well that an idol has no real existence in the universe, and that there is no God but One.

1 Timothy 1:5Now the end of the exhortation is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and an undissembled 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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