Mark 12:28

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One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, |Which commandment is the greatest of all?|

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Mark 12:28 in Bible Translations

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One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, |Which commandment is the greatest of all?|

King James Bible (KJV)Read Mark 12:28 in KJV →

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Mark 12:28 in ASV →

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Mark 12:28 in DRB →

And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Mark 12:28 in DBT →

And one of the scribes who had come up, and had heard them reasoning together, perceiving that he had answered them well, demanded of him, Which is the first commandment of all?

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Mark 12:28 in ERV →

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Mark 12:28 in WBT →

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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Mark 12:28 in YLT →

And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, 'Which is the first command of all?'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Mark 12:28 in AKJV →

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?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Mark 12:28 in WNT →

Then one of the Scribes, who had heard them disputing and well knew that Jesus had given them an answer to the point, and a forcible one, came forward and asked Him, |Which is the chief of all the Commandments?|

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Mark 12:28 in Bible Translations

World English Bible (WEB)

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One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, |Which commandment is the greatest of all?|

King James Bible (KJV)Read Mark 12:28 in KJV →

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Mark 12:28 in ASV →

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Mark 12:28 in DRB →

And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Mark 12:28 in DBT →

And one of the scribes who had come up, and had heard them reasoning together, perceiving that he had answered them well, demanded of him, Which is the first commandment of all?

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Mark 12:28 in ERV →

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Mark 12:28 in WBT →

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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Mark 12:28 in YLT →

And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, 'Which is the first command of all?'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Mark 12:28 in AKJV →

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?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Mark 12:28 in WNT →

Read Mark 12:28 in Other Translations

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About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →