Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Listen, 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,
American Standard Version
Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:
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:
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
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References
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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 up [and] heard them debating. [When he] saw that he answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?" 29 Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart and from your whole soul and from your whole mind and from your whole strength.'
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:4
"Hear, Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is unique.
Luke 10:27
And he answered [and] said, "You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."
Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what [is] Yahweh your God asking from you, except to revere Yahweh your God, to go in all his ways and to love him and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Deuteronomy 30:6
"And Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring to love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your inner self {so that you may live}.
Proverbs 23:26
My child, may you give your heart to me, and may your eyes delight in my ways.
Matthew 10:37
The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 23:9
And do not call [anyone] your father on earth, for one is your heavenly Father.
Mark 12:32-33
And the scribe said to him, "That is true, Teacher. You have said {correctly} that he is one and there is no other except him.
Romans 3:30
since God [is] one, who will justify {those who are circumcised} by faith and {those who are uncircumcised} through faith.
1 Corinthians 8:4
Therefore, concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that "an idol [is] nothing in the world" and that "[there is] no God except one."
Galatians 3:20
Now the mediator is not for one, but God is one.
1 Timothy 1:5
But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a faith without hypocrisy,
1 Timothy 2:5
For [there is] one God and one mediator between God and human beings, the man Christ Jesus,
James 2:19
You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe, and shudder!
Jude 1:25
to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, [be] glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time and now and for all eternity. Amen.