33 (A)and to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as himself, (B)is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” (C)After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.

35 (D)And Jesus began to say, as He (E)taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that [a]the Christ is the (F)son of David?

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:35 I.e. the Messiah

33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(A)

34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”(B) And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.(C)

Whose Son Is the Messiah?(D)(E)

35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts,(F) he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?(G)

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