Berean Standard Bible

Mark 12:18-34

18ThenΚαὶKaiG2532the SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004there isG1510noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386,cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314JesusαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532questionedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004:

19“Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125for usG1473thatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐάνeanG1437a man’sτινοςtinosG5100brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599andκαὶkaiG2532leavesκαταλίπῃkatalipēG2641a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135butκαὶkaiG2532noμὴmēG3361ἀφῇaphēaG863childrenτέκνονteknonG5043ἵναinaG2443, the manὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦho adelphos autouG846 G3588 G80is to marryλάβῃlabēG2983his brother’sτὴνtēnG3588widowγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andκαὶkaiG2532raise upἐξαναστήσῃexanastēsēG1817offspringσπέρμαspermaG4690forτῷtōG3588αὐτοῦ.autouG846himἀδελφῷadelphōG80.

20Nowthere wereἦσαν·ēsanG1510sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80καὶkaiG2532.TheὁhoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413onemarriedἔλαβεν γυναῖκαelaben gunaikaG2983 G1135andκαὶkaiG2532diedἀποθνῄσκωνapothnēskōnG599,leavingἀφῆκενaphēkenG863noοὐκoukG3756childrenσπέρμα.spermaG4690.

21ThenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208onemarriedἔλαβενelabenG2983the widowαὐτὴνautēnG846, buthe also diedκαὶ ἀπέθανενkai apethanenG2532 G599andleftκαταλιπὼνkatalipōnG2641noμὴmēG3361childrenσπέρμαspermaG4690.AndκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154didlikewiseὡσαύτως·hōsautōsG5615.

22In this wayκαὶkaiG2532,noneοὐκoukG3756of theοἱhoiG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033leftἀφῆκανaphēkanG863anychildrenσπέρμα.spermaG4690.AndκαὶkaiG2532lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078of allπάντωνpantōnG3956,theἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.

23InἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386, thenὅταν ἀναστῶσινhotan anastōsinG3752 G450,whoseτίνος αὐτῶνtinos autōnG5101 G846wifeγυνή;gunēG1135will she beἔσταιestaiG1510?ForγὰρgarG1063allοἱhoiG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033wereἔσχονeschonG2192marriedγυναῖκα.¶gunaikaG1135to herαὐτὴνautēnG846.”

24ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidἔφηephēG5346to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “Aren’t you mistakenοὐ τοῦτο πλανᾶσθεou touto planastheG3778 G4105 G3756,becauseδιὰdiaG1223you do not knowμὴmēG3361 G1492theτὰςtasG3588ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124orμηδὲmēdeG3366theτὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμινdunaminG1411τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?

25γὰρgarG1063WhenὅτανhotanG3752the dead riseἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῶσιν,ek nekrōn anastōsinG450 G1537 G3498,they will neither marryοὔτε γαμοῦσινoute gamousinG3777 G1060norοὔτεouteG3777be given in marriageγαμίζονταιgamizontaiG1061.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,they will beεἰσὶνeisinG1510likeὡςhōsG5613theangelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

26ButδὲdeG1161concerningπερὶperiG4012theτῶνtōnG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498ὅτιhotiG3754risingἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453,have you not readοὐκ ἀνέγνωτεouk anegnōteG3756 G314aboutἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588burningbushβάτουbatouG942inἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588BookβίβλῳbiblōG976of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,howπῶςpōsG4459ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316toldεἶπενeipenG2036himαὐτῷautōG846λέγων·legōnG3004, ‘IἐγὼegōG1473amtheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11καὶkaiG2532,theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of JacobἸακώβ;IakōbG2384’?

27He isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756theGodθεὸςtheosG2316of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,butἀλλὰallaG235of the livingζώντων·zōntōnG2198.You are badly mistakenπολὺ πλανᾶσθε.¶polu planastheG4183 G4105!”

28NowΚαὶKaiG2532oneεἷςheisG1520of theτῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέων,grammateōnG1122had come upπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and heardἀκούσαςakousasG191theirαὐτῶνautōnG846debateσυζητούντων,suzētountōnG4802.NoticingG3708how wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573ὅτιhotiG3754Jesushad answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846,he askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905Himαὐτόν·autonG846, “WhichποίαpoiaG4169commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785isἐστὶνestinG1510themost importantπρώτηprōtēG4413of allπάντων;pantōnG3956?”

29ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “This isἐστίνestinG1510theὅτιhotiG3754most importantπρώτηprōtēG4413: ‘HearἄκουεakoueG191O IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474, theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ourG1473ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316, theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962isἐστιν·estinG1510OneεἷςheisG1520.

30καὶkaiG2532LoveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25theLordκύριονkurionG2962yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588GodθεόνtheonG2316withἐξexG1537allὅληςholēsG3650yourσουsouG4771τῆςtēsG3588heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588andκαὶkaiG2532withἐξexG1537allὅληςholēsG3650yourσουsouG4771τῆςtēsG3588soulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590andκαὶkaiG2532withἐξexG1537allὅληςholēsG3650yourσουsouG4771τῆςtēsG3588mindδιανοίαςdianoiasG1271andκαὶkaiG2532withἐξexG1537allὅληςholēsG3650yourσου.souG4771τῆςtēsG3588strengthἰσχύοςischuosG2479.’

31ThesecondδευτέραdeuteraG1208isthisαὕτη·hautēG3778: ‘LoveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25yourG4771τὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613yourselfG4572.’NoοὐκoukG3756otherἄλληallēG243commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785isἔστιν.estinG1510greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778.”

32“Rightκαλῶς,kalōsG2573,Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320καὶkaiG2532,”theὁhoG3588scribeγραμματεύς·grammateusG1122repliedεἶπεν αὐτῷeipen autōG2036 G846. “You have statedεἶπεςeipesG2036correctlyἐπ᾽ ἀληθείαςep᾽ alētheiasG1909 G225thatὅτιhotiG3754GodisἐστινestinG1510OneεἷςheisG1520andκαὶkaiG2532there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756otherἄλλοςallosG243butπλὴνplēnG4133Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846,

33andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25HimαὐτὸνautonG846withἐξexG1537allὅληςholēsG3650yourτῆςtēsG3588heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588andκαὶkaiG2532withἐξexG1537allὅληςholēsG3650yourτῆςtēsG3588understandingσυνέσεωςsuneseōsG4907andκαὶkaiG2532withἐξexG1537allὅληςholēsG3650yourτῆςtēsG3588strengthἰσχύοςischuosG2479,andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25yourτὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613yourselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.This isἐστινestinG1510more importantG4053than allπάντωνpantōnG3956τῶνtōnG3588burnt offeringsὁλοκαυτωμάτωνholokautōmatōnG3646andκαὶkaiG2532sacrificesθυσιῶν.thusiōnG2378.”

34WhenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708αὐτὸνautonG846thatὅτιhotiG3754the manhad answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611wiselyνουνεχῶςnounechōsG3562,He saidεἶπεν αὐτῷ·eipen autōG2036 G846, “You areεἶeiG1510notG3756farμακρὰνmakranG3112fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.”AndκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762daredἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to questionἐπερωτῆσαι.¶eperōtēsaiG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846anyfurtherG3765.

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