King James Version

Mark 12:30

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “this first commandment” (αὕτη πρώτη ἐντολή.) after you.’ here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀγαπήσειςagapēseisthou shalt loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou shalt love”, an action still aheadG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.thou shalt loveκύριονkurionLordκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godσουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyἐξexwithἐκ (ek)preposition — “with”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.withὅληςholēsallὅλος (holos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “all”, the of-formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.allτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαςkardiasheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “heart”, the of-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.σουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξexwithἐκ (ek)preposition — “with”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.withὅληςholēsallὅλος (holos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “all”, the of-formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.allτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχῆςpsuchēssoulψυχή (psuchē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “soul”, the of-formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.σουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξexwithἐκ (ek)preposition — “with”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.withὅληςholēsallὅλος (holos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “all”, the of-formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.allτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διανοίαςdianoiasmindδιάνοια (dianoia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “mind”, the of-formG1271understanding, intellect, mind, insight.This verse uses “mind”.σουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.ὅληςholēsallὅλος (holos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “all”, the of-formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰσχύοςischuosstrengthἰσχύς (ischus)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “strength”, the of-formG2479strength (absolutely), power, might, force, ability.This verse uses “strength”.strengthσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.πρώτηprōtēis the firstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “is the first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.ἐντολήentolēcommandmentἐντολήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the subject formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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;

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding, and with all thy strength. This is [the] first commandment.

Douay-Rheims

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.

Quotes

Deuteronomy 6:5 Deuteronomy 6:5 · King James VersionAnd thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.Deuteronomy 6:5 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Alludes to

Deuteronomy 10:12 Deuteronomy 10:12 · King James VersionAnd now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,Deuteronomy 10:12 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,