Mark 12:28

The Greatest Commandment

12:28 Now ¹  one of the experts in the law ²  came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus ³  answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

Mark 12:33

12:33 And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength ⁴  and to love your neighbor as yourself ⁵  is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

[12:28]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[12:28]  ² tn Or “One of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[12:28]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:33]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Deut 6:5.

[12:33]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.