Mark 12:28
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
KJV
Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς τῶν γραμματέων, ἀκούσας αὐτῶν συζητούντων, ἰδὼν ὅτι καλῶς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν· ποία ἐστὶν ἐντολὴ πρώτη πάντων;
Greek NT
Et accessit unus de scribis, qui audierat illos conquirentes, et videns quoniam bene illis responderit, interrogavit eum quod esset primum omnium mandatum.
Vulgate
And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all?
ASV
And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἰδὼν — SBLGNT
- ἰδὼν — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- εἰδὼς — Westcott-Hort, Robinson-Pierpont
- ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς — SBLGNT
- ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- αὐτοῖς ἀπεκρίθη — Robinson-Pierpont
- ἐντολὴ πρώτη πάντων — SBLGNT
- ἐντολὴ πρώτη πάντων — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- πρώτη πάντων ἐντολή — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Tim 1:5 — Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
- Luke 10:25 — And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
- Matt 22:34 — But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
- Matt 22:34 — But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
- Matt 22:36 — Master, which is the great commandment in the law?