Berean Standard Bible

Mark 12:26-44

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.

35WhileΚαὶKaiG2532Jesuswas teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321inἐνenG1722theὁhoG3588templeἱερῷ·hi'erōG2411courts,ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611τῷtōG3588HeἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedG2036, “HowπῶςpōsG4459can theοἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122sayG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547isἐστιν;estinG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidΔαυίδDauidG1138?

36Speaking byἐνenG1722theG3588G3588Holyἁγίῳ·hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138himselfαὐτὸςautosG846declaredεἶπενeipenG2036: ‘TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidεἶπενeipenG2036toG3588myG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, “SitκάθουkathouG2521atἐκekG1537MyG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302I putθῶthōG5087YourσουsouG4771G3588enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270 G3588Yourσου.souG4771feetποδῶνpodōnG4228.”’

37DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138himselfαὐτὸςautosG846callsλέγειlegeiG3004HimαὐτὸνautonG846‘Lordκύριον,kurionG2962.’SoκαὶkaiG2532howπόθενpothenG4159can He beἐστινestinG1510David’sαὐτοῦautouG846sonυἱός;huiosG5207?”AndκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793listenedἤκουενēkouenG191to HimαὐτοῦautouG846with delightἡδέως.¶hēdeōsG2234.

38InἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322Jesusalso saidΚαὶKaiG2532 G2036, “Watch outβλέπετεblepeteG991forἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122τῶνtōnG3588.They likeθελόντωνthelontōnG2309to walk aroundπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043inἐνenG1722long robesστολαῖςstolaisG4749καὶkaiG2532, to receivegreetingsἀσπασμοὺςaspasmousG783inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588marketplacesἀγοραῖςagoraisG58,

39andκαὶkaiG2532to havethe chief seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαςprōtokathedriasG4410inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864andκαὶkaiG2532theplaces of honorπρωτοκλισίαςprōtoklisiasG4411atἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588banquetsδείπνοις,deipnoisG1173.

40TheyοἱhoiG3588defraudκατεσθίοντεςkatesthiontesG2719τὰςtasG3588widowsχηρῶνchērōnG5503of theirτῶνtōnG3588housesοἰκίαςoikiasG3614,andκαὶkaiG2532for a showπροφάσειprophaseiG4392make lengthy prayersμακρὰ προσευχόμενοι,makra proseuchomenoiG4336 G3117.TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menwill receiveλήμψονταιlēmpsontaiG2983greaterG4053condemnationκρίμα.¶krimaG2917.”

41AsΚαὶKaiG2532Jesuswas sittingκαθίσαςkathisasG2523oppositeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713theτοῦtouG3588treasuryγαζοφυλακίουgazophulakiouG1049,He watchedἐθεώρειetheōreiG2334πῶςpōsG4459theὁhoG3588crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793puttingβάλλειballeiG906moneyχαλκὸνchalkonG5475intoεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588itγαζοφυλάκιον.gazophulakionG1049.AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183richπλούσιοιplousioiG4145peopleput inἔβαλλονeballonG906large amountsπολλά·pollaG4183.

42ThenκαὶkaiG2532oneμίαmiaG1520poorπτωχὴptōchēG4434widowχήραchēraG5503cameἐλθοῦσαelthousaG2064andputἔβαλενebalenG906intwoδύοduoG1417small copper coinsλεπτὰleptaG3016,whichὅhoG3739amounted toἐστινestinG1510a small fraction of a denariusκοδράντης.kodrantēsG2835.

43καὶkaiG2532JesuscalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciples to HimμαθητὰςmathētasG3101andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,thisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588poorπτωχὴptōchēG4434ἡhēG3588widowχήραchēraG5503has putἔβαλενebalenG906moreπλεῖονpleionG4119than allπάντωνpantōnG3956theτῶνtōnG3588othersβαλλόντωνballontōnG906intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588treasuryγαζοφυλάκιον·gazophulakionG1049.

44ForγὰρgarG1063they allπάντεςpantesG3956contributedἔβαλον,ebalonG906out ofἐκekG1537theirαὐτοῖςautoisG846τοῦtouG3588surplusπερισσεύοντοςperisseuontosG4052,butδὲdeG1161sheαὕτηhautēG3778out ofἐκekG1537herαὐτῆςautēsG846τῆςtēsG3588povertyὑστερήσεωςhusterēseōsG5304has putἔβαλεν,ebalenG906inallπάντα ὅσαpanta hosaG3956 G3745she hadεἶχενeichenG2192to live onὅλον τὸν βίον αὐτῆς.¶holon ton bion autēsG846 G3650 G3588 G979.”

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