Pentecost Season · Year B
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 31, 2027
Overview & Insights
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." (Mark 12:30)
A scribe asks Jesus which commandment is first of all, and Jesus answers by joining love of God from the Shema with love of neighbor, telling the scribe who agrees that he is not far from the kingdom of God.
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Commentary
Commentary on Mark 12:28-34 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis of the greatest commandment for this Sunday of the Year B track.
Mark 12:28-34 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed, sermon shaped reading of the scribe's question and the two great commandments of love.
Mark 12: Jesus Teaches in the Temple Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.
Mark 12 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.
Mark 12:28 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries such as Barnes, Gill, and Ellicott on the passage in one place.
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre
Dr. Brant Pitre reads the day's Mass readings from a Catholic scholar, opening the greatest commandment against the Shema.
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B, Sunday Connection Loyola Press · Sunday Connection
Catholic background, reflection questions, and family prayer for the Sunday's readings.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Mark Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Mark's authorship, setting, and the days in Jerusalem.
Book of Mark Overview BibleProject
An animated walk through Mark's structure and themes to place the temple teaching.
Mark 12:28 Greek Interlinear BibleHub
Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study of the commandment.
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