MARK 12:30 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33090
1. ἀγαπήσεις
2. agapaō
3. you will be loving
4. must
5. 250
6. VIFA2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓will_be˒ loving
8. ˱you˲ ˓will_be˒ loving
9. -
10. Y33; R33082; F33141
11. 33091
1. Κύριον
2. kurios
3. +the master
4. Yahweh
5. 29620
6. N····AMS
7. ˓the˒ master
8. ˓the˒ Lord
9. GN
10. Y33
11. 33092
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33093
1. Θεόν
2. theos
3. god
4. God
5. 23160
6. N····AMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Y33; Person=God
11. 33094
1. σοῦ
2. su
3. of you
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33095
1. ἐξ
2. ek
3. with
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33096
1. ὅλης
2. holos
3. all
4. -
5. 36500
6. E····GFS
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33097
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33098
1. καρδίας
2. kardia
3. heart
4. heart mind
5. 25880
6. N····GFS
7. heart
8. heart
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33099
1. σοῦ
2. su
3. of you
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33100
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33101
1. ἐξ
2. ek
3. with
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33102
1. ὅλης
2. holos
3. all
4. -
5. 36500
6. E····GFS
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33103
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33104
1. διανοίας
2. dianoia
3. -
4. -
5. 12710
6. N····GFS
7. mind
8. mind
9. -
10. -
11. 33105
1. ψυχῆς
2. psuχē
3. soul
4. soul
5. 55900
6. N····GFS
7. soul
8. soul
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33106
1. σοῦ
2. su
3. of you
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33107
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33108
1. ἐξ
2. ek
3. with
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33109
1. ὅλης
2. holos
3. all
4. -
5. 36500
6. E····GFS
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33110
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33111
1. ψυχῆς
2. psuχē
3. -
4. -
5. 55900
6. N····GFS
7. soul
8. soul
9. -
10. -
11. 33112
1. διανοίας
2. dianoia
3. mind
4. -
5. 12710
6. N····GFS
7. mind
8. mind
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33113
1. σοῦ
2. su
3. of you
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33114
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33115
1. ἐξ
2. ek
3. with
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33116
1. ὅλης
2. holos
3. all
4. -
5. 36500
6. E····GFS
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33117
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33118
1. ἰσχύος
2. isχus
3. strength
4. strength
5. 24790
6. N····GFS
7. strength
8. strength
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33119
1. σοῦ
2. su
3. of you
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33120
1. αὕτη
2. houtos
3. -
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····NFS
7. this ‹is›
8. this ‹is›
9. -
10. -
11. 33121
1. πρώτη
2. prōtos
3. -
4. -
5. 44130
6. E····NFS
7. ˓the˒ first
8. ˓the˒ first
9. -
10. -
11. 33122
1. ἐντολή
2. entolē
3. -
4. -
5. 17850
6. N····NFS
7. command
8. commandment
9. -
10. -
11. 33123

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 12:28–34: Jesus taught people which command is the most important

A scribe asked Jesus which was the greatest commandment in the law. Jesus said that there are two great commands: love the Lord your God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself.

The scribe in this section may have been honestly seeking the truth. Or he may have been trying to discredit Jesus by asking him a difficult question.Mark 12:34 may imply that the man truly wanted to know the answer. In the parallel passage in Matthew 22:34–40, a scribe asked this same question to test Jesus. Nothing in this section in Mark suggests that the scribe was testing Jesus. It would be good to translate this section so that either interpretation is possible.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Most Important Commandment (CEV, NLT)

God’s greatest command is to love him and our neighbors

There is a parallel passage for this section in Matthew 22:34–40. Mark 12:30–31 is also parallel to Luke 10:27.

12:30a–c

In this verse Jesus was quoting from Deuteronomy 6:5, but he added the phrase “with all your mind” (see 12:30c). Both in Deuteronomy and here, the text indicates that a person should love God by devoting himself completely to God. For ways to translate this verse, see the General Comment on 12:30a–c at the end of 12:30c.

12:30a

Love the Lord your God

Love the Lord your^(sing) God with your whole self. That is,
You^(plur) must each love completely the Lord who is your God.

Love the Lord your God: In Greek and Hebrew the form of this statement can be translated as either a command or a future event. In this context it is a command. For example:

you must love the Lord your God (NJB)

It is written in a singular form. This command is spoken to a group of people, and it applies to each person in the group. Use a natural way in your language to express such a command. In some languages you may need to use a plural form. See 12:30a in the Display.

Love: In this context the Greek word that the BSB translates as Love refers to loving God. It means “to be devoted to him, to cherish him.” A person who loves God will value and reverence him with gratitude and affection. He will want to please God because he loves God. He will want to think about the things that God is interested in.

the Lord your God: The phrase the Lord your God refers to the same Lord as the phrase “the Lord our God” in 12:29.

See the notes in 12:29b for translation suggestions. See Lord, Context 2, in the Glossary.

12:30b–c

with all your heart…soul…mind…strength: The four Greek terms that the BSB translates as heart, soul, mind, and strength function together here to refer to a person’s entire being. Each of these terms is also preceded by the word all. This emphasizes that everyone should completely devote himself to loving the Lord. A person should use all his will, emotions, ability, and intelligence to love the Lord in every way that is possible.

In some languages it may be helpful to make this clear by supplying a summary phrase. For example:

with all your being: heart, soul, mind, and strength

In Greek these terms have many similarities. For example, the words translated as “heart” and “soul” both refer to a person’s inner being or inner life. The words translated as “heart” and “mind” are also very similar. Both are the source of a person’s thoughts and decisions.The Hebrew word for “heart” denotes primarily the mental faculties (mind and will) but also includes the emotions. So the primary meaning of the Hebrew word (mind and will) is synonymous with the word “mind” used here (Hooker 1991 page 287, Hendricksen pages 492–493). The Greek word for “heart” denotes the center of a person’s inner life. It includes his thinking, feeling and decision-making.

It is important to understand that these terms are not intended to describe distinct parts of a human being. They function together to describe all of a person’s personality and abilities. In some languages, there may be more or less than four terms to describe this. Use natural terms in your language.

12:30b

with all your heart and with all your soul

love him with all your^(sing) determination/will and feelings,
You^(plur) must use all your being and all your emotions to love him.

heart: The Greek word that the BSB translates as heart refers to the part of a person that has feelings and makes decisions. This includes a person’s intentions, purposes, thoughts and attitudes. See how you translated this word in 7:19a.

soul: The Greek word that the BSB translates as soul refers to a person’s inner self or life. It includes his personality, his thinking and his feeling. The same Greek word occurs in 8:36a–b, but it may have a different focus in that context.

12:30c

and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

with all your^(sing) understanding, and with all your strength.’
You^(plur) must use all your thinking and all your power to love him.’

mind: The Greek word that the BSB translates as mind refers to a person’s intellect or understanding, his ability to think and reason.

strength: The Greek word that the BSB translates as strength refers to a person’s ability to do something. It may also include his physical strength or power.

General Comment on 12:30a–c

In some languages it may not be possible to speak of loving God with various things. Here are some other ways to express this meaning:

You must concentrate all your thoughts/mind, intelligence and strength in loving God who is your Lord.

You must love the Lord your God in all of your life. In everything you think or feel or do, you must show that you love him very much.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ἀγαπήσεις & σου & σου & σου & σου & σου

˱you˲_˓will_be˒_loving & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τόν Θεόν σοῦ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σοῦ)

Since in this command God is addressing each specific person who is part of God’s people, the words you and your are singular throughout this verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

ἀγαπήσεις

˱you˲_˓will_be˒_loving

The author of the quotation is using the future form to give a command. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea using a form that expresses a command or obligation. Alternate translation: [you should love] or [you must love]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου

˓the˒_Lord (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τόν Θεόν σοῦ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σοῦ)

Here, the author of the quotation is using the possessive form to describe the God whom the people of Israel worship. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the Lord God whom you honor]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σου, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου

with all the heart with all the with all the with all the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τόν Θεόν σοῦ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σοῦ)

Here, the author of the quotation is referring to all of a human being by naming multiple parts of it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [with all of who you are] or [with your entire being]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου

In Mark’s culture, the heart is the place where humans think and feel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate heart by referring to the place where humans think and feel in your culture or by expressing the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [from all your desires] or [with all your feelings]

ἐξ & ἐξ & ἐξ & ἐξ

with & with & with & with

Alternate translation: [with … with … with … with]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου

with all the with all the soul with all the with all the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τόν Θεόν σοῦ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σοῦ)

Here, soul represents a person’s life with special focus on that person’s identity and actions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [with everything you are] or [from all your inclinations]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου

with all the with all the with all the with all the strength (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τόν Θεόν σοῦ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σοῦ καί ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of strength, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [from how strong you are] or [with everything that you are able to do]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33090
1. you will be loving
2. must
3. 250
5. agapaō
6. V-IFA2··S
7. ˱you˲ ˓will_be˒ loving
8. ˱you˲ ˓will_be˒ loving
9. -
10. Y33; R33082; F33141
11. 33091
1. +the master
2. Yahweh
3. 29620
4. GN
5. kurios
6. N-····AMS
7. ˓the˒ master
8. ˓the˒ Lord
9. GN
10. Y33
11. 33092
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33093
1. god
2. God
3. 23160
4. GN
5. theos
6. N-····AMS
7. god
8. God
9. GN
10. Y33; Person=God
11. 33094
1. of you
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33095
1. with
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33096
1. all
2. -
3. 36500
5. holos
6. E-····GFS
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33097
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33098
1. heart
2. heart mind
3. 25880
5. kardia
6. N-····GFS
7. heart
8. heart
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33099
1. of you
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33100
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33101
1. with
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33102
1. all
2. -
3. 36500
5. holos
6. E-····GFS
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33103
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33104
1. soul
2. soul
3. 55900
5. psuχē
6. N-····GFS
7. soul
8. soul
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33106
1. of you
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33107
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33108
1. with
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33109
1. all
2. -
3. 36500
5. holos
6. E-····GFS
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33110
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33111
1. mind
2. -
3. 12710
5. dianoia
6. N-····GFS
7. mind
8. mind
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33113
1. of you
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33114
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33115
1. with
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33116
1. all
2. -
3. 36500
5. holos
6. E-····GFS
7. all
8. all
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33117
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33118
1. strength
2. strength
3. 24790
5. isχus
6. N-····GFS
7. strength
8. strength
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33119
1. of you
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 33120

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear MARK 12:30

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)