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.”

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

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

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

4 sn A quotation from Deut 6:5.

5 sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.