Mark 12:30

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
thou shalt love	ἀγαπήσεις agapēseis	G25	to love (in a social or moral sense) · verb — future active indicative, 2nd person singular
the Lord	κύριον kurion	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
God	θεόν theon	G2316	figuratively · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
with	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
all	ὅλης holēs	G3650	"whole" or "all" · adjective — genitive singular feminine
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
heart	καρδίας kardias	G2588	the heart · noun — genitive singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
with	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
all	ὅλης holēs	G3650	"whole" or "all" · adjective — genitive singular feminine
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
soul	ψυχῆς psuchēs	G5590	breath · noun — genitive singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
with	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
all	ὅλης holēs	G3650	"whole" or "all" · adjective — genitive singular feminine
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
mind	διανοίας dianoias	G1271	deep thought · noun — genitive singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
with	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
all	ὅλης holēs	G3650	"whole" or "all" · adjective — genitive singular feminine
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
strength	ἰσχύος ischuos	G2479	compare · noun — genitive singular feminine
this	αὕτη hautē	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular feminine
the first	πρώτη prōtē	G4413	foremost (in time · adjective — nominative singular feminine, superlative
commandment	ἐντολή. entolē	G1785	injunction · noun — nominative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 12:28-34

The scribes and Pharisees were (however bad otherwise) enemies to the Sadducees; now one would have expected that, when they heard Christ argue so well against the Sadducees, they would have countenanced him, as they did Paul when he appeared against the Sadducees (Act 23:9); but it had not the effect: because he did not fall in with them in the ceremonials of religion, he agreeing with them in the essentials, gained him no manner of respect with them. Only we have here an account of one of them, a scribe, who had so much civility in him as to take notice of Christ's answer to the Sadducees, and to own that he had answered well, and much to the purpose (Mar 12:28); and we have reason to hope…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 12:30

Thou shalt love the Lord - On the nature and properties of the love of God and man, and the way in which this commandment is fulfilled, see the notes on Mat 22:37, etc.

John Gill on Mark 12:30

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God,.... Which is to be understood of the one God, Father, Son, and Spirit; for all the three divine persons are to be equally loved, being possessed of the same perfections and excellencies, and having done the same works, and having bestowed like benefits and favours upon men: and though there is now no principle of love to God in men; but, on the contrary, men are enemies to God in their minds, which appears by their wicked works; yet this commandment is still in force, and the obligation to it is the same; the fall of man, the corruption of nature, and the impotency, and even aversion in man to observe this command, do not make it null and void: and in re…

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John Calvin on Mark 12:28-34

Mark 12:28-34 Matthew 22:34-40 Mark 12:28-34 Luke 10:25-37 34. But when the Pharisees heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they assembled together. 35. And one of them, a doctor of the law, put a question to him, tempting him, and saying, 36. Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37. Jesus saith to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38. This is the first and great commandment. 39. And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as much as thyself. 40. On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets depend. 28. And when one of the scribes came, and heard them disputing together,…

The Church Fathers

The expression, "with the whole," admits of no division into parts. As much love as you shall have squandered on lower objects, that much will necessarily be lacking to you from the whole.
— Basil of Caesarea, EXEGETIC HOMILIES, HOMILY 17

The way of life, then, is this: First, thou shalt love God who made thee; second, thy neighbour as thyself; and all things whatsoever thou wouldst should not occur to thee, thou also to another do not do.
— Didache, The Didache, Chapter 1

When you decide to keep the command of this precept and reject all other gods and lords and have no god or lord except the one God and Lord, you have declared war on all others without treaty. When, therefore, we come to the grace of baptism, renouncing all other gods and lords, we confess the only God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
— Origen of Alexandria, ON EXODUS, HOMILY 8.4

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Dictionary and topics

Heart — According to the Bible, the heart is the centre not only of spiritual activity, but of all the operations of human life. “Heart” and “soul” are often used interchangeably (Deut. 6:5; 26:16; comp.…
Affections · Should be supremely set upon God — Should be supremely set upon God
Affections, The · Should be supremely set upon God — Should be supremely set upon God
Love · 22:37,38; — 22:37,38;
Satire · Of Jesus against hypocrites — Of Jesus against hypocrites
Unity Of God · A ground for loving him supremely — A ground for loving him supremely

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 12:28-34

Adam Clarke on Mark 12:30

John Gill on Mark 12:30

John Calvin on Mark 12:28-34

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 12:28-34

Adam Clarke on Mark 12:30

John Gill on Mark 12:30

John Calvin on Mark 12:28-34

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 12:29-31