Mark 12:31 (GNV)

Passage

And the second is like, that is, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. There is none other commandement greater then these.

Nearby Context

Mark 12:29 Iesus answered him, The first of all the commandements is, Heare, Israel, The Lord our God is the onely Lord.

Mark 12:30 Thou shalt therefore loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy minde, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandement.

Mark 12:31 And the second is like, that is, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. There is none other commandement greater then these.

Mark 12:32 Then that Scribe said vnto him, Well, Master, thou hast saide the trueth, that there is one God, and that there is none but he,

Mark 12:33 And to loue him with all the heart, and with all the vnderstanding, and with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue his neighbour as himselfe, is more then all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "second", "like", "thou", "shalt", "loue", "neighbour", "selfe", and "none". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "second" and "like", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Thou shalt therefore loue the Lord thy..." into verse 32's "Then that Scribe said vnto him Well...", so "second" and "like" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "second" and "like" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.