King James Version

Mark 12:33

And 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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “more excessive” (περισσότερόν) before is here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “soul” (ψυχῆς) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “with all the” (ἐξ ὅλης τῆς) before strength here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “greater” (πλεῖόν) before is here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and the” (καὶ τῶν) before sacrifices here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαπᾶνagapanto loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active infinitive — “to love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.to loveαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐξexwithἐκ (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.the heartκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “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.συνέσεωςsuneseōsunderstandingσύνεσις (sunesis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “understanding”, the of-formG4907a putting together in the mind, hence: understanding, practical discernment, intellect.the understandingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “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.ἰσχύοςischuosstrengthἰσχύς (ischus)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “strength”, the of-formG2479strength (absolutely), power, might, force, ability.This verse uses “strength”.the strengthκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαπᾶνagapanto loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active infinitive — “to love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.to loveτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλησίονplēsionhis neighbourπλησίονadverb — “his neighbour”G4139near, nearby, a neighbor.his neighbourὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfπερισσότερόνperissoteronmoreπερισσότερος (perissóteros)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, neuter — “more”, the subject formG4055greater, more, even more, more abundantly.This verse uses “more”.Strong’s files this form under G4054 (περισσότερον).moreἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.πάντωνpantōnthan allπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “than all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.than allτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὁλοκαυτωμάτωνholokautōmatōnwhole burnt offeringsὁλοκαύτωμα (holokautōma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “whole burnt offerings”, the of-formG3646a whole burnt offering.whole burnt offeringsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθυσιῶνthusiōnsacrificesθυσία (thusia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “sacrifices”, the of-formG2378abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering.sacrifices

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

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.ἐξexwithἐκ (ek)preposition — “with”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.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.πλεῖόνpleionmoreπλείων (pleiōn)adverb — “more”G4119more, greater, of higher value.This verse uses “more”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

and to love him with all the heart, with all the understanding, all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Darby Translation

and to love him with all the heart, and with all the intelligence, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all the burnt-offerings and sacrifices.

Douay-Rheims

And that he should be loved with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, and with the whole soul, and with the whole strength; and to love one’s neighbour as one’s self, is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices.

Alludes to

1 Samuel 15:22 1 Samuel 15:22 · King James VersionAnd Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.1 Samuel 15:22 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.