Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:
New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered,
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
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,
Amplified
Jesus answered,
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.
Weymouth New Testament
"The chief Commandment," replied Jesus, "is this: '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;
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by a biblical expert (in jerusalem)
Law » What is the fulfilling of the law
Sacrifice » What is better than sacrifice
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 12:29
Images Mark 12:29
Prayers for Mark 12:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Greatest Commandment
28 And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all? 29 Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: 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.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:4
Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:
Luke 10:27
And 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 neighbor as thyself.
Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Deuteronomy 30:6
And Jehovah thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
Matthew 10:37
He 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.
Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.
Mark 12:32-33
And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well said that he is one; and there is none other but he:
Romans 3:30
if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.
1 Corinthians 8:4
Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one.
Galatians 3:20
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is one.
1 Timothy 1:5
But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,
James 2:19
Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.
Jude 1:25
to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.