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Mark 12:27-29
EasyEnglish Bible
Mark 12:27-29
EasyEnglish Bible
27 God is not the God of people who are dead. He is the God of people who are alive. So you see, you are very wrong.’
Jesus teaches people about the most important rule
28 One of the teachers of God's Law came near to the group of people. He heard Jesus speaking with the leaders. The teacher knew that Jesus had answered them well. So then the teacher asked Jesus, ‘Which rule is the most important among God's Laws?’
29 Jesus replied, ‘This rule is the most important rule: “Listen, Israel's people! The Lord alone is our God. There is no other Lord.
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Mark 12:27-29
New International Version
Mark 12:27-29
New International Version
27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
The Greatest Commandment(A)
28 One of the teachers of the law(B) came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a]
Footnotes
- Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord
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