Parallel Verses
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,
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,
American Standard Version
Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:
Amplified
Jesus answered,
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
Topics
Interlinear
De
References
Morish
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 Then one of the experts in the law of Moses [Note: Matt. 22:34 identifies him as being a Pharisee also], came and heard Jesus and the Sadducees discussing together [i.e., the subject of the resurrection], and knowing that Jesus had refuted the Sadducees successfully, asked Him, "Which commandment is foremost, above all the others?" 29 And Jesus answered, "The foremost one is this [Deut. 6:4-5], 'Hear this, you Israelites, the Lord our God is the only Lord, 30 and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength.'
Cross References
Luke 10:27
And the man answered Him, [Deut. 6:5], "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind." And [Lev. 19:18 says], " [You must love] your neighbor just as [you love] yourself."
Matthew 10:37
The person who loves his father and mother more than me does not deserve me [i.e., to be my disciple]. And the person who loves his son or daughter more than me does not deserve me [i.e., to be my disciple].
Matthew 23:9
And do not call any man on earth 'father,' [i.e., in a religious sense], for the [only] one who is your Father is in heaven.
Mark 12:32-33
The expert in the law of Moses said to Jesus, "Truly, Teacher, you are right in saying that God is [the only] one and that there is no other God but Him.
Romans 3:30
since there is [only] one God, who makes the circumcised ones [i.e., the Jews] right with Him by faith [in Christ] and the uncircumcised ones [i.e., the Gentiles] through faith [in Christ].
1 Corinthians 8:4
Now concerning [the matter of] eating foods [once] offered as sacrifices to idols, we know that an idol is [really] nothing in the world [at all], and that there is only one God.
Galatians 3:20
Now an intermediary does not serve in a situation involving [only] one person. However, God is one [Being].
1 Timothy 1:5
But the goal of this instruction is [to] love [God and people] from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God and one Mediator between God and mankind --- the man Christ Jesus,
James 2:19
You believe that there is [only] one God; that is good! Even the demons believe [that], and they shudder [with fear at the thought].
Jude 1:25
[May these qualities be attributed] to the only God and our Savior, through [the person and work of] Jesus Christ our Lord, before [the beginning of] time [as well as] now and forever. May it be so.