Mark 12:34 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³⁴ When Jesus saw that this man answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not [very] far from the kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask Him any more questions.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁴ And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁴ And when Jesus saw that he answered intelligently (discreetly and having his wits about him), He said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And after that no one ventured or dared to ask Him any further question.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁴ And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

Common English Bible

³⁴ When Jesus saw that he had answered with wisdom, he said to him, “You aren’t far from God’s kingdom.” After that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁴ And Jesus, seeing that he had responded wisely, said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And after that, no one dared to question him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁴ And Jesus seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

Mark 12:34 Cross References

Matthew 12:15

When Jesus perceived what they were doing He withdrew from that place. Many people followed Him and He healed all of them.

Matthew 12:20

He will not [even] break a wilted stalk or put out a smoldering [lamp] wick until He exercises judgment [upon mankind through the Gospel] in order to bring about victory [i.e., in people’s lives].

Matthew 22:46

No one was able to answer [Jesus’ reasoning] with [so much as] a word, and no one dared to ask Him any more questions from that day onward.

Luke 20:40

For they did not dare ask Him any more questions.

Romans 7:9

And I was [once] alive before being aware of the law [i.e., complacent and without a sense of guilt]; but when [awareness of] the commandment [not to sin] came, sin sprang to life,

Galatians 2:19

For it was by means of [this system of] law-keeping that I [realized I] was dead. This was so I could find life through a relationship with God.

Colossians 4:6

Your speech should always be favorable, seasoned with salt [i.e., interesting and appropriate], so that you may know how to properly answer each person [you talk with].