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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/mark/12.htm">New International Version</a> Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/mark/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ <a href="/esv/mark/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ <a href="/bsb/mark/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ <a href="/blb/mark/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' <a href="/kjv/mark/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: this is the first commandment. <a href="/nkjv/mark/12.htm">New King James Version</a> And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. <a href="/nasb_/mark/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ <a href="/nasb/mark/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/mark/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ <a href="/lsb/mark/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ <a href="/amp/mark/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL (life), AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND (thought, understanding), AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ <a href="/csb/mark/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. <a href="/hcsb/mark/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. <a href="/asv/mark/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/mark/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You must love him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.' <a href="/erv/mark/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/mark/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' <a href="/gnt/mark/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' <a href="/isv/mark/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' <a href="/msb/mark/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. This is the first commandment.? <a href="/net/mark/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' <a href="/nheb/mark/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And you are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' <a href="/wbt/mark/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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: this is the first commandment. <a href="/wey/mark/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind, and thy whole strength.' <a href="/web/mark/12.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you will love the LORD your God out of all your heart, and out of all your soul, and out of all your understanding, and out of all your strength—this [is] the first command; <a href="/blb/mark/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' <a href="/ylt/mark/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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 is the first command; <a href="/slt/mark/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou shalt love the Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and from thy whole soul, and from thy whole mind, and from thy whole strength: this the first command.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment. <a href="/cpdv/mark/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and from your whole soul, and from your whole mind, and from your whole strength. This is the first commandment.’ <a href="/nabre/mark/12.htm">New American Bible</a> You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ <a href="/nrsvce/mark/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your power; this is the first commandment. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “'And you shall love THE LORD JEHOVAH your God with your whole heart and with your entire soul and with your entire mind and with all your power.' This is the first commandment”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength. This is the first commandment. <a href="/godbey/mark/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>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. This is the first commandment.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/mark/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> 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. This is the first commandment. <a href="/mace/mark/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a> you shall therefore love the lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, to the utmost of your understanding, and all your faculties." this is the first commandment. <a href="/wey/mark/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind, and thy whole strength.' <a href="/worrell/mark/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your mind and with all your strength.'<Fr> <a href="/worsley/mark/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>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:" this is the first <Fr>or chief<FR> commandment,<Fr> <a href="/parallel/mark/12-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=4140" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/mark/12.htm">The Greatest Commandment</a> …29Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. 30<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/25.htm" title="25: agapēseis (V-FIA-2S) -- To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.">Love</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrion (N-AMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">the Lord</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3650.htm" title="3650: holēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; whole or all, i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.">all</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardias (N-GFS) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">heart</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3650.htm" title="3650: holēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; whole or all, i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.">all</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5590.htm" title="5590: psychēs (N-GFS) -- From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.">soul</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3650.htm" title="3650: holēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; whole or all, i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.">all</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1271.htm" title="1271: dianoias (N-GFS) -- From dia and nous; deep thought, properly, the faculty, by implication, its exercise.">mind</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3650.htm" title="3650: holēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; whole or all, i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.">all</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2479.htm" title="2479: ischyos (N-GFS) -- Strength (absolutely), power, might, force, ability. From a derivative of is; forcefulness.">strength.’</a> 31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a> And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a> Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ <a href="/luke/10-27.htm">Luke 10:27</a> He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12</a> And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, <a href="/joshua/22-5.htm">Joshua 22:5</a> But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” <a href="/1_john/4-19.htm">1 John 4:19</a> We love because He first loved us. <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">1 Corinthians 8:6</a> yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. <a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a> For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, <a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Psalm 119:2</a> Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. <a href="/2_kings/23-25.htm">2 Kings 23:25</a> Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses. <a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">1 John 4:7-8</a> Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a> If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. <a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a> God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” <a href="/ephesians/6-24.htm">Ephesians 6:24</a> Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/12-28.htm">Command</a> <a href="/mark/12-29.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/mark/12-29.htm">First</a> <a href="/mark/11-23.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/matthew/24-12.htm">Love</a> <a href="/mark/8-33.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/mark/8-37.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/mark/9-18.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/mark/9-32.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/mark/11-18.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/12-31.htm">Command</a> <a href="/mark/12-31.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/mark/12-39.htm">First</a> <a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/mark/12-31.htm">Love</a> <a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 12</div>1. <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Jesus tells the parable of the tenants</a> 13. <a href="/mark/12-13.htm">He avoids the snare of the Pharisees and Herodians about paying tribute to Caesar;</a> 18. <a href="/mark/12-18.htm">convicts the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection;</a> 28. <a href="/mark/12-28.htm">resolves the scribe, who questioned of the first commandment;</a> 35. <a href="/mark/12-35.htm">refutes the opinion that the scribes held of the Christ;</a> 38. <a href="/mark/12-38.htm">bidding the people to beware of their ambition and hypocrisy;</a> 41. <a href="/mark/12-41.htm">and commends the poor widow for her two mites, above all.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Love the Lord your God This commandment is rooted in the Shema, a central declaration of faith in Judaism found in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>. It emphasizes the monotheistic belief in one God, Yahweh, who is to be the sole object of worship and devotion. The phrase underscores the covenant relationship between God and His people, calling for exclusive loyalty and love. This commandment is foundational, as it establishes the priority of God in the believer's life, reflecting the first of the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>).with all your heart In biblical terms, the heart is the center of one's being, encompassing emotions, desires, and will. It signifies the core of a person's identity and decision-making. Loving God with all one's heart implies a deep, sincere, and undivided affection and commitment. This aligns with the call for purity and integrity in one's relationship with God, as seen in <a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a>, where David asks for a clean heart.and with all your soul The soul represents the life force or essence of a person, often associated with one's spiritual and eternal nature. Loving God with all one's soul suggests a devotion that transcends the physical and temporal, engaging the eternal aspect of one's being. This reflects the understanding that one's life and existence are to be wholly dedicated to God, as echoed in <a href="/psalms/103.htm">Psalm 103:1</a>, where the soul blesses the Lord.and with all your mind The mind involves intellect, understanding, and reasoning. This phrase highlights the importance of engaging one's cognitive faculties in the love of God. It calls for a thoughtful and informed faith, where believers are encouraged to seek knowledge and wisdom, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/2-2.htm">Proverbs 2:2-5</a>. This aspect of love involves meditating on God's Word and aligning one's thoughts with His truth, as Paul advises in <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a>.and with all your strength. Strength refers to one's physical capabilities and resources. Loving God with all one's strength implies using one's energy, abilities, and possessions in service to God. It calls for active and vigorous devotion, where every action and effort is directed towards honoring God. This is exemplified in the life of Jesus, who demonstrated perfect obedience and service to the Father, as seen in <a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a>. This comprehensive love encompasses every aspect of a person's life, reflecting total dedication to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is teaching in the temple courts in Jerusalem. He is responding to a question about the greatest commandment. 2. <a href="/topical/s/scribes.htm">Scribes</a> Religious leaders and experts in the Law who were questioning Jesus to test His understanding and authority. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where this teaching takes place, specifically in the temple courts, a central place of worship and teaching for the Jewish people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The holy place where Jewish people gathered for worship, sacrifices, and teaching. It is the setting for this interaction. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_shema.htm">The Shema</a> A traditional Jewish prayer from <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, which Jesus quotes, emphasizing the importance of loving God fully.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/comprehensive_love.htm">Comprehensive Love</a> Loving God involves every aspect of our being—heart, soul, mind, and strength. This means our emotions, spiritual life, intellect, and physical actions should all reflect our devotion to Him. <a href="/topical/h/heart.htm">Heart</a> In the original Greek, "heart" refers to the center of our emotions and desires. We are called to align our deepest affections with God's will. <a href="/topical/s/soul.htm">Soul</a> The Greek word (psyche) indicates our life force or essence. Loving God with our soul means dedicating our very existence to Him. <a href="/topical/m/mind.htm">Mind</a> The term (dianoia) refers to our intellect and understanding. We are to engage our minds in knowing and loving God, seeking His truth. <a href="/topical/s/strength.htm">Strength</a> (ischys) implies physical power and capability. Our actions and efforts should demonstrate our love for God. <a href="/topical/h/holistic_worship.htm">Holistic Worship</a> True worship is not confined to a single aspect of life but encompasses all areas, reflecting a holistic devotion to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 12</a> <a href="/q/how_to_put_others_first.htm">How can I prioritize others over myself?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_annie_armstrong.htm">Who is Annie Armstrong?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_biblical_morals_time-bound.htm">Why do biblical moral laws reflect the customs of their time rather than timeless principles?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_act_in_ethical_situations.htm">How should we act in specific ethical situations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/mark/12-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. you shall love ἀγαπήσεις (agapēseis) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_25.htm">Strong's 25: </a> To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. [the] Lord Κύριον (Kyrion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. God Θεόν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. with ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. all ὅλης (holēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3650.htm">Strong's 3650: </a> All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. heart καρδίας (kardias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. with ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. all ὅλης (holēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3650.htm">Strong's 3650: </a> All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. soul ψυχῆς (psychēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5590.htm">Strong's 5590: </a> From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. with ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. all ὅλης (holēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3650.htm">Strong's 3650: </a> All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. mind διανοίας (dianoias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1271.htm">Strong's 1271: </a> From dia and nous; deep thought, properly, the faculty, by implication, its exercise. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. with ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. all ὅλης (holēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3650.htm">Strong's 3650: </a> All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. strength.? ἰσχύος (ischyos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2479.htm">Strong's 2479: </a> Strength (absolutely), power, might, force, ability. 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