Mark 12:28-44

28And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?" 29Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.  30And 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.' 31The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."  32And the scribe said to him, "You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. 33And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." 34And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions. 

35And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?  36David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared,

"'The Lord said to my Lord,

"Sit at my right hand,

until I put your enemies under your feet."'

37David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?" And the great throng heard him gladly. 

Beware of the Scribes

38And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces39and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,  40who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

41And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 42And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. 43And he called his disciples to him and said to them, "Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.44For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on."

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