29And Jesus answered him, The first commandment of all is, Hear, Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord;


In Context

26 But concerning the dead that they rise, have ye not read in the book of Moses, in the section of the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Ye therefore greatly err.

28 And one of the scribes who had come up, and had heard them reasoning together, perceiving that he had answered them well, demanded of him, Which is the first commandment of all?

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

30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment.

31 And a second like it is this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is not another commandment greater than these.

Mark 12:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is,] Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:29"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:29And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:29Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:29Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:29Jesus answered, |The greatest is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:29and Jesus answered him — 'The first of all the commands is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: