KJV King James Version
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 12:33
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
WEB World English Bible
and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
ASV American Standard Version
and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one’s neighbour as one’s self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.’
Surrounding context — Mark 12
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:
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him [any question].
35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγαπᾶνG25 · agapaōto loveαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐξG1537 · ekout fromὅληςG3650 · holosallτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαρδίαςG2588 · kardiaheartκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐξG1537 · ekout fromὅληςG3650 · holosallτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoσυνέσεωςG4907 · sunesisunderstandingκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐξG1537 · ekout fromὅληςG3650 · holosallτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἰσχύοςG2479 · ischusstrengthκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγαπᾶνG25 · agapaōto loveτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπλησίονG4139 · plēsionnear/neighborὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἑαυτὸνG1438 · heautouthemselfπερισσότερόνG4054 · perissoteronmore excessiveἐστινG1510 · eimito beπάντωνG3956 · pasallτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὁλοκαυτωμάτωνG3646 · holokautōmaburnt offeringκαὶG2532 · kaiandθυσιῶν.G2378 · thusiasacrifice
Cross-references
Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.Micah 6:6-8Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?1 Samuel 15:22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.Matthew 9:13But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.Matthew 12:7But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.1 Corinthians 13:1-3Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.Amos 5:21-24I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.Jeremiah 7:21-23Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.Isaiah 1:11-17To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.Psalm 50:8-15I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me.Proverbs 21:3To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.Psalm 50:23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth [his] conversation [aright] will I shew the salvation of God.Hebrews 10:8Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;Isaiah 58:5-7Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? [is it] to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes [under him]? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
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