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Mark 12:30 — And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all…

“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.”
Mark 12:30 · KJV

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28And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

30And 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.

31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

32And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

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Verse explanation

The rest of the quotation calls for loving God with everything, heart, soul, mind, and strength, a total devotion, not a partial one.

From the Mark 12 study in Bible in Stories.

Mark 12:30 in other versions

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  • KJV · King James

    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.

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  • ARC · Almeida 1911Português

    Amarás, pois, o Senhor teu Deus de todo o teu coração, e de toda a tua alma, e de todo o teu entendimento, e de todas as tuas forças: este é o primeiro mandamento.

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  • BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês

    amarás, pois, ao Senhor teu Deus com todo o teu coração, com toda a tua alma, com todo o teu entendimento, e com todas as tuas forças.” Este é o primeiro mandamento.

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  • VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol

    Ama al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con todo tu espíritu, con toda tu mente y con toda tu fuerza’.

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