Mark
12:28-34
NIV
Translation
Mark
12
28
One
of the teachers of the law 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.
30
Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'
31
The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as
yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
32
"Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God
is one and there is no other but him.
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."
34
When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You
are not far from the kingdom of God." And
from then on no one dared ask him any more questions. |
Mark
12:28-34
New
Living Translation
Mark
12
28
One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the
debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all
the commandments, which is the most important?”
29
Jesus replied, “The most important commandment
is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord.
30
And you must love the Lord your God with all
your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’
31
The second is equally important: ‘Love your
neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
32
The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken
the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other.
33
And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding
and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important
than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the
law.”
34
Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, “You
are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And
after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions. |
