Mar 12:29-30 | NET2full | STEP | Jesus answered , “The most important is: ‘ Listen , Israel , the Lord our God , the Lord is one .

‏ Mark 12:29-30

29 Jesus answered, “The most important is: ‘Listen, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love ^{▼▼tn Grk “You will love.” The future indicative is used here with imperatival force (see ExSyn 452 and 569).} the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ ^{▼▼sn A quotation from Deut 6:4-5 and Josh 22:5 (LXX). The fourfold reference to different parts of the person says, in effect, that one should love God with all one’s being.}