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Mark 12:31 — And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as…
“And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.”
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The verses around Mark 12:31.
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:
33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Verse explanation
The second commandment, loving one's neighbor as oneself, comes from another book of the law and is placed by Jesus side by side with the first, as a summary of what the whole law asks.
From the Mark 12 study in Bible in Stories.
Mark 12:31 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E o segundo, similhante a este, é: Amarás o teu proximo como a ti mesmo. Não ha outro mandamento maior do que estes.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E o segundo é semelhante: “Amarás ao teu próximo como a ti mesmo”. Não há outro mandamento maior que estes.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El segundo es: ‘Ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo’. Ningún otro mandamiento es más importante que estos”.
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In other languages: Português (Marcos 12:31) · Español (Marcos 12:31)
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