Key Verse Spotlight
Mark 12:29 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments {is}, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:”
Mark 12:29
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments {is}, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this {is} the first commandment.
And the second {is} like, {namely} this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
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