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


In Context

26 But about the dead, that they are raised; haven't you read in the book of Moses, about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.|

28 One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, |Which commandment is the greatest of all?|

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

30 you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment.

31 The second is like this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 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 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 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 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: