Mark 12:29 - The Message29-31 Jesus said, “The first in importance is, ‘Listen, Israel: The Lord your God is one; so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.’ And here is the second: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment that ranks with these.” Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176929 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is , Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition29 Jesus answered, The first and principal one of all commands is: Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord; Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)29 Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible29 Jesus replied, “The most important one isIsrael, listen! Our God is the one Lord, Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version29 And Jesus answered him: "For the first commandment of all is this: 'Listen, O Israel. The Lord your God is one God. Ver Capítulo |
Some people say, quite rightly, that idols have no actual existence, that there’s nothing to them, that there is no God other than our one God, that no matter how many of these so-called gods are named and worshiped they still don’t add up to anything but a tall story. They say—again, quite rightly—that there is only one God the Father, that everything comes from him, and that he wants us to live for him. Also, they say that there is only one Master—Jesus the Messiah—and that everything is for his sake, including us. Yes. It’s true.
Do I hear you professing to believe in the one and only God, but then observe you complacently sitting back as if you had done something wonderful? That’s just great. Demons do that, but what good does it do them? Use your heads! Do you suppose for a minute that you can cut faith and works in two and not end up with a corpse on your hands?
The whole point of what we’re urging is simply love—love uncontaminated by self-interest and counterfeit faith, a life open to God. Those who fail to keep to this point soon wander off into dead ends of gossip. They set themselves up as experts on religious issues, but haven’t the remotest idea of what they’re holding forth with such imposing eloquence.