King James Version

Mark 12:29

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “is” (ἐστιν·) after One here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to him” (αὐτῷ) before The here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of all the commandments” (πασῶν τῶν ἐντολῶν·) before do listen here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ὅτιhotiTheὅτιconjunction — “The”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.TheΠρώτηprōtēfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.firstἐστίνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἌκουεakoueto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.ἸσραήλisraēlIsraelἸσραήλnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Israel”, the calling formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.κύριοςkuriosLordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.εἷςheisoneεἷςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG1520one.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πασῶνpasōnof allπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “of all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐντολῶνentolōncommandmentsἐντολή (entolē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “commandments”, the of-formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Jesus answered him — 'The first of all the commands [is], Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jesus answered him — 'The first of all the commands [is], Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;

World English Bible

Jesus answered, “ The greatest is : ‘Hear, Israel , the Lord our God , the Lord is one .

Darby Translation

And Jesus answered him, [The] first commandment of all [is], Hear, Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord;

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God.

Quotes

Deuteronomy 6:4 Deuteronomy 6:4 · King James VersionHear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:Deuteronomy 6:4 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

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