Mar 12:28-34 | ESV | STEP | And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well , asked him , Which commandment is the most important of all ?

g[See ver. 29 above]

hCited from Deut. 4:35 (Gk.)

j 1 Sam. 15:22; Hos. 6:6; Mic. 6:6-8; Matt. 9:13; 12:7

‏ Mark 12:28-34

The Great Commandment

28 ^aAnd one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ^b‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, ^cthe Lord is one. 30 And you shall 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 ^dThe second is this: ^e‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment ^fgreater than these.” 32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that ^ghe is one, and ^hthere is no other besides him. 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all ⁱthe understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, ^jis much more than all ^kwhole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^lAnd after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.