Mark 12:29

And Jesus answered to him, That the first commandment of all is, Hear thou, Israel, thy Lord God is one God, [or Hear, Israel, the Lord thy God is one God]; (And Jesus answered to him, The first, or the greatest, commandment of all is this, Hear O Israel, the Lord thy God is one God;)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

28And one of the scribes, that had heard them disputing together, came nigh, and saw that Jesus had well-answered them, and asked him, [or and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him], which was the first commandment of all (or which is the first, or the greatest, commandment of all?).

30and thou shalt love thy Lord God of all thine heart, and of all thy soul, and of all thy mind, and of all thy might, [or and thou shalt love the Lord thy God of all thine heart, and of all thy soul, and of all thy mind, and of all thy virtue, or might, or strength]. This is the first commandment (or This is the first, or the greatest, commandment of all).

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:12And now, Israel, what asketh thy Lord God of thee, but that thou dread thy Lord, and go in his ways, and that thou love him, and serve thy Lord God in all thine heart, and in all thy soul; (And now, Israel, what asketh the Lord thy God from thee, but that thou fear thy Lord, or revere thy Lord, and go in his ways, and that thou love him, and serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul;)

Proverbs 23:26My son, give thine heart to me, and thine eyes keep my ways.

Matthew 23:9And do not ye call to you (rselves) a father on earth, for one is your Father, that is in heavens, (or for there is only one Father, who is in heaven).

Luke 10:27He answered, and said, Thou shalt love thy Lord God of all thine heart [or Thou shalt love the Lord thy God of all thine heart], and of all thy soul, and of all thy strengths, and of all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. (He answered, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.)

1 Corinthians 8:4But of meats (or of foods) that be offered to idols, we know, that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

1 Timothy 1:5For the end of the commandment is (the) charity of (a) clean heart, and good conscience, and of faith not feigned. (For the goal of this command is the love of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and true and 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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