33 And to love him from your[a] whole heart and from your[b] whole understanding and from your[c] whole strength, and to love your[d] neighbor as yourself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And Jesus, when he[e] saw that he had answered thoughtfully, said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to put a question to him any longer.

David’s Son and Lord

35 And continuing, Jesus said while[f] teaching in the temple courts,[g] “How can the scribes say that the Christ is David’s son?

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:33 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  2. Mark 12:33 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. Mark 12:33 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. Mark 12:33 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. Mark 12:34 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  6. Mark 12:35 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“teaching”) which is understood as temporal
  7. Mark 12:35 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself