Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 12:29
Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our Lord, the Lord is one: 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.The Lord is one ... This is a quotation from Deuteronomy 6:4; and the oneness of God, as set forth in the Old Testament, is a compound unity, like the oneness of the people, or the oneness in a marriage. The Hebrew word that denotes this is [~'echad], and must be distinguished from... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 12:29
Hear, O Israel, &c. Quoted from Deuteronomy 6:4 , Deuteronomy 6:5 . The LORD. . . LORD = Jehovah . . . Jehovah. App-98 . one . See note on Deuteronomy 6:4 . read more