Mark 12:32

Mark 12:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
• New International Version (NIV)“Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the scribe said to him, "You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He.

Context of Mark 12:32

30Love the Lord, your God completely. Love him with all your mind and with all your strength. Love him in everything that you think and you do.” 31The second most important rule is this: “You should love other people as much as you love yourself.” No other rules are as important as these two.’ The teacher of God's Law said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, you have answered well. You are right to say that the Lord is the only God. And there is no other God except him. 33We must love him completely, with all our mind and with all our strength. We must also love other people as much as we love ourselves. This is more important than all the gifts or animals that we could offer to God.’ 34Jesus heard that the man had answered well. So Jesus said to him, ‘You are almost ready for God to rule in your life.’ After that, everybody was afraid to ask Jesus any more questions.

Mark 12:32 word by word

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ γραμματεύς· καλῶς, διδάσκαλε, ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας εἶπες ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος πλὴν αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the scribeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the scribeγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Wellκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573
• Masterδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• ·ἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• noneοὐou · noG3756
• otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• butπλήνplēn · but/howeverG4133

Cross-references for Mark 12:32

• Deuteronomy 4:39Remember today that the Lord is God. He rules in heaven above and on the earth below. Think about that! There is no other God.
• Deuteronomy 5:7You must not have any other gods except me.
• Deuteronomy 6:4Listen, Israelites! The Lord alone is our God. There is no other true God.
• Isaiah 44:8My people, do not shake with fear. Long ago I told you about things that would happen. You can tell people the truth about me. You know that I am the only true God. There is no other Rock to keep you safe. There surely is no other God except me.’
• Isaiah 45:5I am the Lord and there is nobody else like me. There is no other God, except me. You do not know me as your God, but I will make you strong to fight battles.
• Isaiah 46:9Remember all the things that I did a long time ago. I am God. There is nobody else like me. There is no other God, except me.
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the only true God. He is the God who is alive. He is the King who rules for ever. When he is angry, the earth shakes. None of the nations can stop his anger.

Commentaries on Mark 12:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32And the scribe said - The answer of the scribe, contained in Mark 12:32-34, is not found either in Matthew or Luke. This is another proof against Mark's supposed abridgment.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28-34Verses 28-34 See the notes at Matthew 22:34-40. Mark 12:28 Perceiving that he answered them well - That is, with wisdom, and with a proper understanding of the law. In this case the opinion of the Saviour corresponded with that of the Pharisees; and the question which this scribe put to him now seems to have been one of the very few candid inquiries of him by the Jews for the purpose of obtaining information. Jesus answered it in the spirit of kindness…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-34Verses 28-34 Those who sincerely desire to be taught their duty, Christ will guide in judgment, and teach his way. He tells the scribe that the great commandment, which indeed includes all, is, that of loving God with all our hearts. Wherever this is the ruling principle in the soul, there is a disposition to every other duty. Loving God with all our heart, will engage us to every thing by which he will be pleased. The sacrifices only represented the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-33The scribe’s affirmation adds emphasis to the importance of these two commands for authentic devotion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master--Teacher. thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he--The genuine text here seems clearly to have been, "There is one," without the word "God"; and so nearly all critical editors and expositors read.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings