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The Greatest Commandment

Mark 12:32

In 9 translations

BSB
“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
KJV
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
WEB
The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he;
ASV
And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well said that he is one; and there is none other but he:
LSV
And the scribe said to Him, “Well, Teacher, in truth You have spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He;
YLT
And the scribe said to him, 'Well, Teacher, in truth thou hast spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He;
DBY
And the scribe said to him, Right, teacher; thou hast spoken according to [the] truth. For he is one, and there is none other besides him;
DRC
And the scribe said to him: Well, Master, thou hast said in truth, that there is one God, and there is no other besides him.
GNV
Then that Scribe said vnto him, Well, Master, thou hast saide the trueth, that there is one God, and that there is none but he,

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ (“And”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include θεὸς (“God”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of εἶπες: Textus Receptus: εἶπας.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: καὶ. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read καὶ; Westcott and Hort (1881) omit this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ γραμματεύς· Καλῶς, διδάσκαλε, ἐπʼ ἀληθείας εἶπες ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος πλὴν αὐτοῦ·
RP2018
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ γραμματεύς, Καλῶς, διδάσκαλε, ἐπ’ ἀληθείας εἶπας ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος πλὴν αὐτοῦ·
TR-Boyd
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ γραμματεύς, Καλῶς, διδάσκαλε, ἐπ᾿ ἀληθείας εἶπας ὅτι εἷς ἐστι Θεός, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος πλὴν αὐτοῦ·
SCR1894
και ειπεν αυτω ο γραμματευς καλως διδασκαλε επ αληθειας ειπας οτι εις εστιν θεος και ουκ εστιν αλλος πλην αυτου

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  • Deuteronomy 4:39Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
  • Deuteronomy 4:35You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
  • Isaiah 46:9Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
  • Isaiah 45:5–6I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am…
  • Isaiah 45:18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
  • Deuteronomy 6:4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
  • Isaiah 45:14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in…
  • Jeremiah 10:10–12But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the…
  • Mark 12:29Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
  • Deuteronomy 5:7You shall have no other gods before Me.
  • Isaiah 44:8Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
  • Isaiah 45:21–22Speak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior;…

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