Mark 12:31
New International Version
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

New Living Translation
The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

English Standard Version
The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Berean Standard Bible
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

Berean Literal Bible
The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is not another commandment greater than these."

King James Bible
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

New King James Version
And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

New American Standard Bible
The second is this: ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

NASB 1995
“The second is this, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

NASB 1977
“The second is this, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Legacy Standard Bible
The second is this, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Amplified Bible
This is the second: ‘YOU SHALL [unselfishly] LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Christian Standard Bible
The second is, Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“The second is: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”

American Standard Version
The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Contemporary English Version
The second most important commandment says: 'Love others as much as you love yourself.' No other commandment is more important than these."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

English Revised Version
The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The second most important commandment is this: 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these."

Good News Translation
The second most important commandment is this: 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.' There is no other commandment more important than these two."

International Standard Version
The second is this: 'You must love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these."

Literal Standard Version
and the second [is] like [it], this, You will love your neighbor as yourself—there is no other command greater than these.”

Majority Standard Bible
The second, like it, is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

New American Bible
The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

NET Bible
The second is: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

New Revised Standard Version
The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

New Heart English Bible
The second is this, 'You are to love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

Webster's Bible Translation
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: there is no other commandment greater than these.

Weymouth New Testament
"The second is this: 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as thou lovest thyself.' "Other Commandment greater than these there is none."

World English Bible
The second is like this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Young's Literal Translation
and the second is like it, this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; -- greater than these there is no other command.'

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Context
The Greatest Commandment
30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” 32“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,…

Cross References
Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Mark 12:32
"Right, Teacher," the scribe replied. "You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,


Treasury of Scripture

And the second is like, namely this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Thou.

Leviticus 19:13
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Matthew 7:12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Matthew 19:18,19
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, …

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Mark 12
1. Jesus tells the parable of the tenants
13. He avoids the snare of the Pharisees and Herodians about paying tribute to Caesar;
18. convicts the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection;
28. resolves the scribe, who questioned of the first commandment;
35. refutes the opinion that the scribes held of the Christ;
38. bidding the people to beware of their ambition and hypocrisy;
41. and commends the poor widow for her two mites, above all.














(31) And the second is like, namely, this . . .--Better, And the second is this. The better MSS. omit "like."

Verse 31. - Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. God is to be loved above everything - above all angels, or men, or any created thing. But after God, amongst created things, our neighbor is above all to be loved. And we are to extend to our neighbor that kind of love with which we love ourselves. Our love of ourselves is not a frigid love, but a sincere and ardent love. In like manner we should love our neighbour, and desire for him all those good things both for the body and for the soul that we desire for ourselves. This is what our Lord himself teaches us. "All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, even so do unto them." There is none other commandment greater than these. St. Matthew (Matthew 22:40) says, "On these two commandments hang the whole Law and the prophets." There is no commandment greater than these, because all the precepts of the Divine Law are included in them. So that our Lord here teaches us that we ought continually to have these two precepts in our minds and before our eyes, and direct all our thoughts and words and actions by them, and regulate our whole life according to them.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[The] second
δευτέρα (deutera)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1208: Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.

[is] this:
αὕτη (hautē)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

‘Love
Ἀγαπήσεις (Agapēseis)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

neighbor
πλησίον (plēsion)
Adverb
Strong's 4139: Near, nearby, a neighbor. Neuter of a derivative of pelas; close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. Fellow.

as
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

yourself.’
σεαυτόν (seauton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4572: Of yourself.

No
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

other
ἄλλη (allē)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

commandment
ἐντολὴ (entolē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.

is
ἔστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

greater
μείζων (meizōn)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular - Comparative
Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

than these.”
τούτων (toutōn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.


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