Mark 12:28

And one of the scribes, who heard them disputing, seeing that He answered them well, came to Him and asked Him, Which is the chief commandment of all?

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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 of the living: therefore ye do greatly mistake.

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

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Cross References

Matthew 5:19Whosoever therefore shall break one of the left of these commandments, and thereby teach men so to do, he shall be esteemed very little in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do as well as teach them, he shall be accounted great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 22:34But when the pharisees heard that He had silenced the sadducees,

Luke 10:25And behold, a lawyer stood up to try Him, and said, Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?

Luke 20:39And some of the scribes replied, Master, thou hast indeed said right.

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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