Mark 12:26-44

26ButG1161 concerningG4012 theG3588 deadG3498 risingG1453, have you not readG3756G314 aboutG1909 theG3588 burning bushG942 inG1722 theG3588 BookG976 of MosesG3475, howG4459 GodG2316 toldG2036 himG846, ‘IG1473 am theG3588 GodG2316 of AbrahamG11, theG3588 GodG2316 of IsaacG2464, andG2532 theG3588 GodG2316 of JacobG2384’1? 27He isG1510 notG3756 the GodG2316 of the deadG3498, butG235 of the livingG2198. You are badly mistakenG4183G4105!”

28NowG2532 oneG1520 of theG3588 scribesG1122 had come upG4334 and heardG191 theirG846 debateG4802. NoticingG3708 how wellG2573 Jesus had answeredG611 themG846, he askedG1905 HimG846, “WhichG4169 commandmentG1785 isG1510 the most importantG4413 of allG3956?”

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JesusG2424 repliedG611, “This isG1510 theG3754 most importantG4413: ‘HearG191 O IsraelG2474, the LordG2962 ourG1473 GodG2316, the LordG2962 isG1510 OneG1520. 30LoveG25 the LordG2962 yourG4771 GodG2316 withG1537 allG3650 yourG4771 heartG2588 andG2532 withG1537 allG3650 yourG4771 soulG5590 andG2532 withG1537 allG3650 yourG4771 mindG1271 andG2532 withG1537 allG3650 yourG4771 strengthG2479.’2 31The secondG1208 is thisG3778: ‘LoveG25 yourG4771 neighborG4139 asG5613 yourselfG4572.’3 NoG3756 otherG243 commandmentG1785 isG1510 greaterG3173 than theseG3778.”

32“RightG2573, TeacherG1320,” theG3588 scribeG1122 repliedG2036G846. “You have statedG2036 correctlyG1909G225 thatG3754 God isG1510 OneG1520 andG2532 there isG1510 noG3756 otherG243 butG4133 HimG846, 33andG2532 to loveG25 HimG846 withG1537 allG3650 your heartG2588 andG2532 withG1537 allG3650 your understandingG4907 andG2532 withG1537 allG3650 your strengthG2479, andG2532 to loveG25 your neighborG4139 asG5613 yourselfG1438. This isG1510 more importantG4053 than allG3956 burnt offeringsG3646 andG2532 sacrificesG2378.”

34WhenG2532 JesusG2424 sawG3708 thatG3754 the man had answeredG611 wiselyG3562, He saidG2036G846, “You areG1510 notG3756 farG3112 fromG575 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316.”

AndG2532 no oneG3762 daredG5111 to questionG1905 HimG846 any furtherG3765.

35WhileG2532 Jesus was teachingG1321 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts,4 He askedG2036, “HowG4459 can theG3588 scribesG1122 sayG3004 thatG3754 theG3588 ChristG5547 isG1510 the SonG5207 of DavidG1138? 36Speaking byG1722 theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151, DavidG1138 himselfG846 declaredG2036:

37DavidG1138 himselfG846 callsG3004 HimG846 ‘LordG2962.’ SoG2532 howG4159 can He beG1510 David’s sonG5207?”

AndG2532 theG3588 largeG4183 crowdG3793 listenedG191 to HimG846 with delightG2234.

38InG1722 HisG846 teachingG1322 Jesus also saidG2532G2036, “Watch outG991 forG575 theG3588 scribesG1122. They likeG2309 to walk aroundG4043 inG1722 long robesG4749, to receive greetingsG783 inG1722 theG3588 marketplacesG58, 39andG2532 to have the chief seatsG4410 inG1722 theG3588 synagoguesG4864 andG2532 the places of honorG4411 atG1722 banquetsG1173. 40TheyG3588 defraudG2719 widowsG5503 of their housesG3614,6 andG2532 for a showG4392 make lengthy prayersG4336G3117. TheseG3778 men will receiveG2983 greaterG4053 condemnationG2917.”

41AsG2532 Jesus was sittingG2523 oppositeG2713 theG3588 treasuryG1049, He watchedG2334 theG3588 crowdG3793 puttingG906 moneyG5475 intoG1519 it. AndG2532 manyG4183 richG4145 people put inG906 large amountsG4183. 42ThenG2532 oneG1520 poorG4434 widowG5503 cameG2064 and putG906 in twoG1417 small copper coinsG3016, whichG3739 amounted toG1510 a small fraction of a denariusG2835.7

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Jesus calledG4341 HisG846 disciples to HimG3101 and saidG2036, “TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, thisG3778 poorG4434 widowG5503 has putG906 moreG4119 than allG3956 theG3588 others intoG1519 theG3588 treasuryG1049. 44ForG1063 they allG3956 contributedG906 out ofG1537 theirG846 surplusG4052, butG1161 sheG3778 out ofG1537 herG846 povertyG5304 has putG906 in allG3956G3745 she hadG2192 to live onG846G3650G3588G979.”