Parallel Verses

Weymouth New Testament

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

New American Standard Bible

Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“This is the most important,” Jesus answered:

Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is One.

International Standard Version

Jesus answered, "The most important is, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord,

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:

Amplified

Jesus answered, “The first and most important one is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

An Understandable Version

And Jesus answered, "The foremost one is this [Deut. 6:4-5], 'Hear this, you Israelites, the Lord our God is the only Lord,

Anderson New Testament

And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

Bible in Basic English

Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;

Common New Testament

Jesus answered, "The first is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Jesus answer'd him, the first of all the commandments is thus deliver'd, "hear, o Israel, the lord our God is the only lord.

Darby Translation

And Jesus answered him, The first commandment of all is, Hear, Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord;

Godbey New Testament

And Jesus responded to him, The first commandment of all; Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, is one Lord:

Goodspeed New Testament

Jesus answered, "The first one is, 'Hear, Israel! The Lord our God is one lord,

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Jesus answered him, That the first of all the commands, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord God is One Lord.

Moffatt New Testament

Jesus replied, "The chief one is: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord,

Montgomery New Testament

Jesus replied. "The first is. 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

NET Bible

Jesus answered, "The most important is: 'Listen, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

New Heart English Bible

Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one:

Noyes New Testament

Jesus answered, The first is, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

Sawyer New Testament

Jesus answered, First is, Hear Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

The Emphasized Bible

Jesus answered - The chief is: Hear! O Israel, - The Lord our God, is, one Lord;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then Jesus replied to him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear O Israel; the Lord thy God is one Lord:

Twentieth Century New Testament

"The first," answered Jesus, "is--'Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is the one Lord;

Webster

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

Williams New Testament

Jesus answered, "The first one is, 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord,

World English Bible

Jesus answered, "The greatest is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one:

Worrell New Testament

Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, O Israel; the Lord is our God, the Lord is One;

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

him

Usage: 0

The first
πρῶτος 
Protos 
Usage: 67

of all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

ἐντολή 
Entole 
Usage: 47

is, Hear
ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

O Israel
Ἰσραήλ 
Israel 
Usage: 57

The Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

one
εἷς 
heis 
one, a, other, some, not tr,
Usage: 188

Devotionals

Devotionals about Mark 12:29

References

Easton

Hastings

Images Mark 12:29

Prayers for Mark 12:29

Context Readings

The Greatest Commandment

28 Then 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?" 29 "The chief Commandment," replied Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; 30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind, and thy whole strength.'


Cross References

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.'"

Matthew 10:37

Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

Matthew 23:9

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

Mark 12:32-33

So the Scribe said to Him, "Rightly, in very truth, Rabbi, have you said that He stands alone, and there is none but He;

Romans 3:30

unless you can deny that it is one and the same God who will pronounce the circumcised to be acquitted on the ground of faith, and the uncircumcised to be acquitted through the same faith.

1 Corinthians 8:4

As 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.

Galatians 3:20

But there cannot be a mediator where only one individual is concerned.

1 Timothy 1:5

But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is but one God and but one Mediator between God and men--Christ Jesus, Himself man;

James 2:19

You believe that God is one, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."

Jude 1:25

to the only God our Saviour--through Jesus Christ our Lord, be ascribed glory, majesty, might, and authority, as it was before all time, is now, and shall be to all the Ages! Amen.

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