Mark 12:28-44

28 ¹One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and ²recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is the foremost of all?"

29 Jesus answered, "The foremost is, '³HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD;

30 ⁴AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.'

31 "The second is this, '⁵YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

32 The scribe said to Him, "Right, Teacher; You have truly * stated that ⁶HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BESIDES HIM;

33 ⁷AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE'S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, ⁸is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

34 When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." ⁹After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.

35 ¹⁰And Jesus began to say, as He ¹¹taught in the temple, "How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the ¹²son of David?

36 "David himself said in the Holy Spirit, '¹³THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET."'

37 "David himself calls Him 'Lord '; so in what sense is He his son?" And ¹⁴the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him.

38 ¹⁵In His teaching He was saying: "Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like ¹⁶respectful greetings in the market places,

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

40 ¹⁷who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation."

The Widow's Mite

41 ¹⁸And He sat down opposite ¹⁹the treasury, and began observing how the people were ²⁰putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums.