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27 He is the God of the living, not of the dead. You are completely wrong!”

The Great Commandment(A)

28 A teacher of the Law was there who heard the discussion. He saw that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer, so he came to him with a question: “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

29 (B)Jesus replied, “The most important one is this: ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the only Lord.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:29 The Lord our God is the only Lord; or The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.

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]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord