Pentecost Season · Proper 26 · Year B
Mark 12:28-34
The Greatest Commandment
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
Working Preacher: Commentary on Mark 12:28-34 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on the greatest commandment for Year B, Proper 26.
Enduring Word: Mark 12 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: Mark 12 Commentary Precept Austin
Deep study page gathering many conservative commentators on Mark 12.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Mark 12:28 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the scribe's question about the first commandment.
CEP: Mark 12:28-34 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on loving God and neighbor for Proper 26.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Mark Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to Mark's structure and themes.
BibleProject: Gospel of Mark Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the message and structure of Mark's Gospel.
BibleHub: Mark 12 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of Mark 12.
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