Jump to Previous Arguing Argument Chief Command Commandment Commandments Debating Demanded Disputing First Forcible Foremost Forward Good Greatest Heard Hearing Important Jesus Law Noticing Perceiving Point Question Questioned Questioning Reasoning Recognizing Scribes Teachers TogetherJump to Next Arguing Argument Chief Command Commandment Commandments Debating Demanded Disputing First Forcible Foremost Forward Good Greatest Heard Hearing Important Jesus Law Noticing Perceiving Point Question Questioned Questioning Reasoning Recognizing Scribes Teachers TogetherParallel Verses English Standard Version And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” New American Standard Bible One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is the foremost of all?" King James Bible 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? Holman Christian Standard Bible One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked Him, "Which command is the most important of all?" International Standard Version Then one of the scribes came near and heard the Sadducees arguing with one another. He saw how well Jesus answered them, so he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of them all?" NET Bible 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?" Aramaic Bible in Plain English One of the Scribes approached him and he heard them debating and he saw that he had answered them beautifully and he asked him, “Which is the first commandment of all?” GOD'S WORD® Translation One of the scribes went to Jesus during the argument with the Sadducees. He saw how well Jesus answered them, so he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of them all?" King James 2000 Bible 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? American King James Version 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? American Standard Version 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? Douay-Rheims Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation 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? English Revised Version 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? Webster's Bible Translation 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? Weymouth New Testament 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?" World English Bible One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the greatest of all?" Young's Literal Translation 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?' Lexicon και conjunctionkai  kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words προσελθων verb - second aorist active passive - nominative singular masculine proserchomai  pros-er'-khom-ahee: to approach, i.e. (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to εις adjective - nominative singular masculine heis  hice: one -- a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. των definite article - genitive plural masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. γραμματεων noun - genitive plural masculine grammateus  gram-mat-yooce': a writer, i.e. (professionally) scribe or secretary--scribe, town-clerk. ακουσας verb - aorist active passive - nominative singular masculine akouo  ak-oo'-o: to hear (in various senses) -- give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand. αυτων personal pronoun - genitive plural masculine autos  ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons συζητουντων verb - present active participle - genitive plural masculine suzeteo  sood-zay-teh'-o: to investigate jointly, i.e. discuss, controvert, cavil -- dispute (with), enquire, question (with), reason (together). ειδως verb - perfect active passive - nominative singular masculine eido  i'-do: to see; by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know οτι conjunction hoti  hot'-ee: demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why. καλως adverb kalos  kal-oce': well (usually morally) -- (in a) good (place), honestly, + recover, (full) well. αυτοις personal pronoun - dative plural masculine autos  ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons απεκριθη verb - aorist middle deponent indicative - third person singular apokrinomai  ap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee: to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak (where an address is expected) -- answer. επηρωτησεν verb - aorist active indicative - third person singular eperotao  ep-er-o-tah'-o: to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek -- ask (after, questions), demand, desire, question. αυτον personal pronoun - accusative singular masculine autos  ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons ποια interrogative pronoun - nominative singular feminine poios  poy'-os: individualizing interrogative (of character) what sort of, or (of number) which one -- what (manner of), which. εστιν verb - present indicative - third person singular esti  es-tee':  he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are πρωτη adjective - nominative singular feminine protos  pro'-tos: foremost (in time, place, order or importance) -- before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former. παντων adjective - genitive plural feminine pas  pas: apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole εντολη noun - nominative singular feminine entole  en-tol-ay': injunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription -- commandment, precept. 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