What does Mark 12:29 say?

and Jesus answered him--`The first of all the commands is , Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to Mark 12:29 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, Mark 12:28, Mark 12:30, and Mark 11, and more.

Mark 12:29 (YLT)

Passage

and Jesus answered him--`The first of all the commands <FI>is<Fi> , Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;

Nearby Context

Mark 12:27 he is not the God of dead men, but a God of living men; ye then go greatly astray.'

Mark 12:28 And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, `Which is the first command of all?'

Mark 12:29 and Jesus answered him--`The first of all the commands <FI>is<Fi> , Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;

Mark 12:30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength--this <FI>is<Fi> the first command;

Mark 12:31 and the second <FI>is<Fi> like <FI>it<Fi> , this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; --greater than these there is no other command.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answered", "him--", "first", "commands", "hear", "israel", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And one of the scribes having come..." into verse 30's "and thou shalt love the Lord thy...", so "jesus" and "answered" 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 "jesus" and "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.