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Mark 12:28

King James Version (KJV)

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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?

Mark 12:28 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 12:28

Theological / Devotional

One of the scribes. [The Great Commandment, Mark 12:28–34=Matt. 22:34–40=Luke 20:39, 40. Major comment: Mark.]

Perceiving. The scribe chosen to carry out this final plot of the Pharisees to entrap Jesus (see on Matt. 22:34, 35) was apparently honest at heart. He was fair-minded enough to recognize that Jesus had “answered them well.”

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