Mark 12:28-34 NKJV 28 Then one of the scribes came and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him Which is the first commandment of all? 29 Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God , the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart , with all your soul , with all your mind , and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. 31 And the second , like it ,is this : You shall love your neighbor as yourself . There is no other commandment greater than these. 32 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. 33 And to love Him with all the heart , with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love ones neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifice. 34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. But after that no one dared question Him Mark 12 The Pharisees and Sadducees attempt to discredit Jesus through treacherous questions. INSIGHT In todays passage, we see one of the most marvelous teachings in the New Testament. An attorney, intrigued by the quality of the answers Jesus gives to the Pharisees who are trying to discredit Him, asks Jesus what the greatest commandment is. He only asks for one; Jesus gives him two. The Lord says, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart . . . [and] your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these(Mark 12:30-31). The Christian life can be very complex, but at its heart, it is very simple: love God and others.
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