New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 12:28-34

28OneεἷςheisG1520of the scribesγραμματέων,grammateōnG1122cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and heardἀκούσαςakousasG191them arguingσυζητούντων,suzētountōnG4802, andrecognizingG3708that He had answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905Him, “WhatποίαpoiaG4169commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785is theforemostπρώτηprōtēG4413of allπάντων;pantōnG3956?”

29JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,“The foremostπρώτηprōtēG4413is, ‘HearἄκουεakoueG191,O IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474!The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962our GodθεὸςtheosG2316is oneεἷςheisG1520LordκύριοςkuriosG2962;

30and you shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25the LordκύριονkurionG2962your GodθεόνtheonG2316with allὅληςholēsG3650your heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,and with allὅληςholēsG3650your soulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590,and with allὅληςholēsG3650your mindδιανοίαςdianoiasG1271,and with allὅληςholēsG3650your strengthἰσχύοςischuosG2479.’

31The secondδευτέραdeuteraG1208is thisαὕτη·hautēG3778, ‘You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25your neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139as yourselfG4572.’There is noοὐκoukG3756otherἄλληallēG243commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778.”

32The scribeγραμματεύς·grammateusG1122saidG3004to Him, “Rightκαλῶς,kalōsG2573,Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320;You have trulyἐπ᾽ ἀληθείαςep᾽ alētheiasG1909 G225statedG3004thatHe is OneεἷςheisG1520,and there is noοὐκoukG3756oneG243elseG243besidesπλὴνplēnG4133Him;

33and to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25Him with allὅληςholēsG3650the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588and with allὅληςholēsG3650the understandingσυνέσεωςsuneseōsG4907and with allὅληςholēsG3650the strengthἰσχύοςischuosG2479,and to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25one’s neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139as himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,is muchG4053moreG4053than allπάντωνpantōnG3956burntὁλοκαυτωμάτωνholokautōmatōnG3646offeringsG3646and sacrificesθυσιῶν.thusiōnG2378.”

34When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708that he had answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611intelligentlyνουνεχῶςnounechōsG3562,He saidG3004to him,“You are not farμακρὰνmakranG3112from the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.”After that, noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762would ventureἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to askG1905Him anyG3765moreG3765questionsἐπερωτῆσαι.¶eperōtēsaiG1905.

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