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


In Context

26 And as concerning the dead that they rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush 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. You therefore do greatly err.

28 And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.

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

30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.

31 And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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: