Mark 12:28-44

New King James Version

The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All?^(A)

^28 (B)Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, ^[a]perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the ^[b]first commandment of all?”

²⁹ Jesus answered him, “The ^[c]first of all the commandments is: ^(C)‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. ³⁰ And you shall ^(D)love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ ^[d]This is the first commandment. ³¹ And the second, like it, is this: ^(E)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than ^(F)these.”

³² So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, ^(G)and there is no other but He. ³³ And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, ^[e]with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, ^(H)is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

³⁴ Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”

^(I)But after that no one dared question Him.

Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?^(J)

^35 (K)Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? ³⁶ For David himself said ^(L)by the Holy Spirit:

³⁷ Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his ^(N)Son?”

And the common people heard Him gladly.

Beware of the Scribes^(O)

³⁸ Then ^(P)He said to them in His teaching, ^(Q)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, ^(R)love greetings in the marketplaces, ³⁹ the ^(S)best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, ^40 (T)who devour widows’ houses, and ^[f]for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Two Mites^(U)

^41 (V)Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money ^(W)into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. ⁴² Then one poor widow came and threw in two ^[g]mites, which make a ^[h]quadrans. ⁴³ So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that ^(X)this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; ⁴⁴ for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, ^(Y)her whole livelihood.”