Mark 12:24-44 ▼

24 And Jesus responding, said to them; Therefore do you not err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God?

25 For when they may rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but they are as angels in the heavens.

26 But concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses at the Bush, how God spoke to him saying; I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You do err much.

28 And a certain one of the scribes, hearing them propounding questions, knowing that He answered them beautifully, asked Him, What is the first commandment of all?

29 And Jesus responded to him, The first commandment of all; Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, is one Lord:

30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment.

31 And the second is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

32 And the scribes said to Him, Truly, Teacher; thou hast spoken in truth that He is One; and there is no other besides Him.

33 And love Him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to love thy neighbor as thyself is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

34 And Jesus seeing that he answered intelligently, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared to ask Him any more,

35 And Jesus responding spoke, teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say that Christ is the son of David?

36 For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, the Lord said unto my Lord; Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet!

37 Then David himself calls Him Lord; and whence is He his son? And the great multitude were hearing Him delightfully.

38 And He said to them in His teaching, Beware of the scribes, wishing to walk about in robes, and salutations in the forums,

39 and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first couches at the suppers.

40 They are those devouring the houses of widows, and making long prayers through pretext; they shall receive the greater judgment.

41 And He sitting in front of the treasury, was seeing how the multitudes are casting their money into the treasury. And many rich people were casting in much.

42 And one poor widow was casting in two mites, which is a farthing.

43 And calling His disciples to Him, He says to them, Truly I say unto you, That this poor widow has cast in more than all those casting into the treasury.

44 For all they of that which abounds unto them cast in; but she of her scarcity cast in all things so many as she had, all her living.