KJV King James Version
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
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Mark 12:29
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus answered, “The greatest is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one:
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jesus answered him—‘The first of all the commands is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;
Surrounding context — Mark 12
26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
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 love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 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:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπρώτηG4413 · prōtosfirstἐστίνG1510 · eimito beἄκουεG191 · akouōto hearἸσραήλ,G2474 · IsraēlIsraelκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἡμῶνG3165 · memeκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodεἷςG1520 · ehisoneἐστιν·G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 6:4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD:Luke 10:27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.Galatians 3:20Now a mediator is not [a mediator] of one, but God is one.Romans 3:30Seeing [it is] one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.Jude 1:25To the only wise God our Saviour, [be] glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.1 Corinthians 8:4As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.James 2:19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.Mark 12:32-33And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:Deuteronomy 30:6And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.1 Timothy 2:5For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;Matthew 10:37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.Deuteronomy 10:12And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,1 Timothy 1:5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:Matthew 23:9And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.Proverbs 23:26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
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