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27 (A)He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

The Foremost Commandment

28 (B)And when one of the scribes came and heard them arguing, he (C)recognized that He had answered them well and asked Him, “What commandment is the [a]foremost of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘(D)Hear, O Israel! The [b]Lord our God is one [c]Lord;

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:28 Or first
  2. Mark 12:29 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 6:4
  3. Mark 12:29 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 6:4

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