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Mark 12:29

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And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
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  1. Deuteronomy 6:4Rank 1 from verse 29
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    4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:

  2. Luke 10:27Rank 2 from verse 29
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    27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

  3. Galatians 3:20Rank 3 from verse 29
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    20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

  4. Romans 3:30Rank 4 from verse 29
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    30Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

  5. 1 Corinthians 8:4Rank 5 from verse 29
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    4As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

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Mark 12:29

COMBINED MEANING

answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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28¶ And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

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30And 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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