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Mark 12:32-39 Modern English Version (MEV)

32. The scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, that there is one God and there is no other but Him.

33. To love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

34. When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that, no one dared to ask Him any question.

35. While Jesus taught in the temple, He said, “How can the scribes say that Christ is the Son of David?

36. David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit at My right hand,until I put Your enemiesunder Your feet.” ’

37. David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ How then is He his Son?”And the large crowd heard him gladly.

38. He said to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who love to go about in long robes and love greetings in the marketplaces,

39. and the prominent seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets,

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