Mark 12:29

"The chief Commandment," replied Jesus, "is this: `Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord;

Weymouth NT (1912)

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, who had heard them disputing and well knew that Jesus had given them an answer to the point, and a forcible one, came forward and asked Him, "Which is the chief of all the Commandments?"

30and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind, and thy whole strength.'

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Cross References

Matthew 23:9And call no one on earth your Father, for One alone is your Father--the Heavenly Father.

Luke 10:27"`Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" he replied, "`with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole strength, and thy whole mind; and thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"

1 Corinthians 8:4As to eating things which have been sacrificed to idols, we are fully aware that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but One.

1 Timothy 1:5But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a 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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