Mark 12:29-31 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:31

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself . God is to be loved above everything—above all angels, or men, or any created thing. But after God, amongst created things, our neighbor is above all to be loved. And we are to extend to our neighbor that kind of love with which we love ourselves. Our love of ourselves is not a frigid love, but a sincere and ardent love. In like manner we should love our neighbour, and desire for him all those good things both for the body and for the soul that we... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 12:28-34

See the notes at Matthew 22:34-40.Mark 12:28Perceiving that he answered them well - That is, with wisdom, and with a proper understanding of the law. In this case the opinion of the Saviour corresponded with that of the Pharisees; and the question which this scribe put to him now seems to have been one of the very few candid inquiries of him by the Jews for the purpose of obtaining information. Jesus answered it in the spirit of kindness, and commended the conduct of the man.Mark 12:29Hear, O... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 12:28-29

Mark 12:28-29. One of the scribes came So Luke also, Luke 20:19; but Matthew, εις εξ αυτων νομικος , one of them being a lawyer. In this diversity of words, however, there is no difference in sense. For the scribes not only transcribed the Scriptures, but were generally, also, teachers of the law, from which they had the name of lawyers: Having heard them reasoning together Having attended to the discourse between Jesus and the Sadducees; and perceiving that he had answered them well ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 12:30

Mark 12:30. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart The summary of piety contained in these words, (see notes on Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:37,) is introduced by the preceding emphatical and strong assertion of the unity of God; because, “it is necessary that men should be deeply impressed with just notions of the object of their worship, particularly that he is the only true God, the maker of all things, and the possessor of all perfection, to whom there is not any being... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 12:31

Mark 12:31. And the second is like Of a like comprehensive nature; comprising the whole of our duty to man. Thou shalt love thy neighbour “The precept enjoining love to our neighbour is like to the great commandment which enjoins the love of God, because charity is the sister of piety, clearly proving its relation by the similarity of its features, complexion, and temper. As piety is the offspring of God, so is its sister, charity, being enjoined by the same authority, and produced by the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

127. The greatest commandment (Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34)When a teacher of the law asked Jesus which was the greatest commandment, Jesus gave an answer that went beyond what the questioner expected. All the commandments of the law could be summarized under the word ‘love’. A person’s first responsibility is to love God; the second is to love one’s fellow human beings. The fact that people are commanded to love shows that love is primarily a matter of doing, not feeling. It is an attitude... read more

E.W. Bullinger

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 12:30

love . See App-135 . with = out of, or from. Greek. ek. App-104 . all thy = thy whole. and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndetom. App-6 . soul . Greek. psuche . App-110 . this (is] the first commandment. Note (in the Greek) the Figure of speech Homoeoteleuton ( App-6 ), for emphasis: haute, prote, entole . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 12:31

Thou shalt , &o. Quoted from Leviticus 19:18 . neighbour = the one near. Compare Matthew 5:43 .Luke 10:27 , Luke 10:29 , Luke 10:36 , none , &c = not (Greek. ou . App-105 .) another commandment greater. read more

James Burton Coffman

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 12:28-34

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 12:28-29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 12:30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 12:31

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 12:29

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 12:30

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 12:31

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 12:29

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