32 And the scribe said to him, “That is true, Teacher. You have said correctly[a] that he is one and there is no other except him. 33 And to love him from your[b] whole heart and from your[c] whole understanding and from your[d] whole strength, and to love your[e] neighbor as yourself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And Jesus, when he[f] saw that he had answered thoughtfully, said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to put a question to him any longer.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:32 Literally “in accordance with truth”
  2. Mark 12:33 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. Mark 12:33 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. Mark 12:33 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. Mark 12:33 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  6. Mark 12:34 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal