Marcos 12:28

28 Aproximou-se dele um dos escribas que os ouvira discutir e, percebendo que lhes havia respondido bem, perguntou-lhe: Qual é o primeiro de todos os mandamentos?

Marcos 12:28 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 12:28

And one of the Scribes came
Matthew calls him a lawyer, ( Matthew 22:35 ) , an interpreter of the law, as a Scribe was:

and having heard them reasoning together;
being present at the dispute between Christ and the Sadducees, which he diligently attended to:

and perceiving that he had answered them well:
in a most beautiful manner. The Jews have adopted the very Greek word here used, and make use of it in the same sense as (Mwlaq hyl rma) ^F14, "he answered him well": or, as the gloss upon it, "praise worthily"; in a manner deserving praise; and is the same with (trmaq rypv) ^F15, "thou hast said well", or beautifully; and so the answer here was with great solidity, and judgment, and strength of argument, to their utter confusion and silence; whereby he understood he had considerable knowledge in the law, and yet was willing to try if he could not puzzle him with a question relating to it:

asked him, which is the first commandment of all?
of all the commandments in the law, moral and ceremonial.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 108. 1.
F15 Zohar in Lev. fol. 2. 3. & 15. 1.

Marcos 12:28 In-Context

26 Quanto aos mortos, porém, serem ressuscitados, não lestes no livro de Moisés, onde se fala da sarça, como Deus lhe disse: Eu sou o Deus de Abraão, o Deus de Isaque e o Deus de Jacó?

27 Ora, ele não é Deus de mortos, mas de vivos. Estais em grande erro.

28 Aproximou-se dele um dos escribas que os ouvira discutir e, percebendo que lhes havia respondido bem, perguntou-lhe: Qual é o primeiro de todos os mandamentos?

29 Respondeu Jesus: O primeiro é: Ouve, Israel, o Senhor nosso Deus é o único Senhor.

30 Amarás, pois, ao Senhor teu Deus de todo o teu coração, de toda a tua alma, de todo o teu entendimento e de todas as tuas forças.