Verse List for MARK 12:28

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OET (OET-RV) Then one of the religious teachers who had heard their question and Yeshua’s excellent answer, came closer and asked, “Which of God’s commands is the most important?”

OET-LV And one of _the scribes having _approached, having _heard of _them debating, having _seen that he _answered well to _them, asked him:
Which command is the_first of _all?

ULT And one of the scribes, having come up, having heard them discussing this together, having seen that he answered them well, questioned him, “Which is the first commandment of all?”

UST Then a man who taught the Jewish law approached Jesus. He heard Jesus and the Sadducees debating. He noticed that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer. So, he asked Jesus, “Which of the laws that God gave us is the most important?”

BSB & MSB Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well [Jesus] had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is [the] most important of all?”

BLB And one of the scribes having come up, having heard them reasoning together, having seen that He answered them well, questioned Him, "Which commandment is the first of all?"

AICNT And one of the scribes came up, having heard [them disputing, and seeing that he had answered them well],[fn] asked him, [[saying “Teacher.”]][fn] “Which is the first commandment [of all]?”[fn]

OEB Then came up one of the teachers of the Law who had heard their discussions. Knowing that Jesus had answered them wisely, he asked him this question, ‘Which commandment is the most important of all?’

WEBBE & WMBB One of the scribes came and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”

NET Now one of the experts in the law came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

LSV 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?”

FBV One of the religious teachers came and heard them arguing. He recognized that Jesus had given them a good answer. So he asked him, “Which is the most important commandment of all?”

TCNT Now one of the scribes came up and heard them debating, and when he [fn]realized that Jesus had answered them well, he asked him, “Which is the most important commandment of all?”

T4T A man who taught the Jewish laws heard their discussion. He knew that Jesus answered the question well. So he stepped forward and asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important?”

LEB ¶  And one of the scribes came up and[fn] heard them debating. When he[fn] saw that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

BBE And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?

Moff Then a scribe came up, who had listened to the discussion. Knowing Jesus had given them an apt answer, he put this question to him, "What is the chief of all the commands?"

Wymth 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?"

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?

DRA 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.

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?'

Drby 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?

RV 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?

SLT And one of the scribes having come, having heard them seeking out together, knowing that he answered them well, asked him, Which is the first command of all?

Wbstr 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?

KJB-1769 ¶ 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?

KJB-1611 ¶ And one of the Scribes came, and hauing heard them reasoning together, and perceiuing that he had answered them well, asked him which is the first commandement of all.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And when there came one of the scribes, & had heard them disputyng together, and perceaued that he had aunswered them well, he asked him: which is the first of all the comaundementes.
(And when there came one of the scribes, and had heard them disputing together, and perceived that he had answered them well, he asked him: which is the first of all the commandments.)

Gnva Then came one of the Scribes that had heard them disputing together, and perceiuing that he had answered them well, he asked him, Which is the first commandement of all?
(Then came one of the Scribes that had heard them disputing together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, he asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?)

Cvdl And there came vnto him one of the scrybes, that had herkened vnto the how they disputed together, and sawe that he had answered them well, and axed him: Which is the chefest comaundement of all?
(And there came unto him one of the scribes, that had hearkened unto the how they disputed together, and saw that he had answered them well, and asked him: Which is the chiefest commandment of all?)

TNT And ther came one of the scribes that had hearde them disputynge to gedder and perceaved that he had answered them well and axed him: Which is the fyrste of all the commaundemetes?
(And there came one of the scribes that had heard them disputing together and perceived that he had answered them well and asked him: Which is the first of all the commandments?)

Wycl And oon of the scribis, that hadde herde hem dispuytynge togidir, cam nyy, and saiy that Jhesus had wel answeride hem, and axide hym, which was the firste maundement of alle.
(And one of the scribes, that had herd/heard hem disputing together, came nigh/near, and say that Yhesus had well answered hem, and asked him, which was the first commandment of all.)

Luth Und es trat zu ihm der Schriftgelehrten einer, der ihnen zugehöret hatte, wie sie sich miteinander befragten, und sah, daß er ihnen fein geantwortet hatte, und fragte ihn: Welches ist das vornehmste Gebot vor allen?
(And it stepped to/for him the/of_the scribes one/a, the/of_the to_them belongs had, as/like they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves together interviewed, and saw(v), that he to_them fine replied had, and asked him/it: Which is the most_distinguished commandment/command before/in_front_of all/everyone?)

ClVg Et accessit unus de scribis, qui audierat illos conquirentes, et videns quoniam bene illis responderit, interrogavit eum quod esset primum omnium mandatum.[fn]
(And came one from/about you_write, who/which had_heard those those_who_are_searching, and seeing since/because well to_them answered, asked him that was first of_all command(n).)

SR-GNT Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς τῶν γραμματέων, ἀκούσας αὐτῶν συζητούντων, ἰδὼν ὅτι καλῶς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν, “Ποία ἐστὶν ἐντολὴ πρώτη πάντων;” ‡

UGNT καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς τῶν γραμματέων, ἀκούσας αὐτῶν συνζητούντων, ἰδὼν ὅτι καλῶς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν, ποία ἐστὶν ἐντολὴ πρώτη πάντων?

SBL-GNT Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς τῶν γραμματέων ἀκούσας αὐτῶν συζητούντων, ⸀ἰδὼν ὅτι καλῶς ⸂ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς⸃, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν· Ποία ἐστὶν ⸂ἐντολὴ πρώτη πάντων⸃;

RP-GNT Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς τῶν γραμματέων, ἀκούσας αὐτῶν συζητούντων, εἰδὼς ὅτι καλῶς αὐτοῖς ἀπεκρίθη, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν, Ποία ἐστὶν πρώτη πάντων ἐντολή;

TC-GNT Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς τῶν γραμματέων, ἀκούσας αὐτῶν [fn]συζητούντων, [fn]εἰδὼς ὅτι καλῶς [fn]αὐτοῖς ἀπεκρίθη, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν, Ποία ἐστὶ [fn]πρώτη πάντων ἐντολή;