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Selected Verse: Mark 12:32 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Mr 12:32 |
King James |
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master--Teacher.
thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he--The genuine text here seems clearly to have been, "There is one," without the word "God"; and so nearly all critical editors and expositors read. |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Well, Master, thou hast said the truth; for there is one God
All the best texts omit God.
Well (καλῶς)
Exclamatory, as one says good! on hearing something which he approves.
The truth ( ἐπ' ἀληθείας)
Incorrect. The phrase is adverbial; of a truth, in truth, truthfully, and qualifies the succeeding verb, thou hast said.
For (ὅτι)
The A. V. begins a new and explanatory sentence with this word; but it is better with Rev. to translate that, and make the whole sentence continuous: Thou hast truthfully said that he is one. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And the scribe said - The answer of the scribe, contained in Mar 12:32-34, is not found either in Matthew or Luke. This is another proof against Mark's supposed abridgment. |
32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33 And 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 his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
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.