27 He is not the God of the dead but of the living. You are badly mistaken.”

The Primary Commands

28 One(A) of the scribes(B) approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which command is the most important of all?”

29 Jesus answered, “The most important[a] is Listen, Israel! The Lord(C) our God, the Lord(D) is one.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 12:29 Other mss add of all the commands
  2. 12:29 Or the Lord our God is Lord alone.

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