Mark 12:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMark 12:28 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
προσελθὼν
prosérchomai
G4334
to draw near
εἷς
heîs
G1520
one
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
γραμματέων
grammateús
G1122
scribe
ἀκούσας
akoúō
G191
to hear
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
συζητούντων
syzētéō
G4802
to discuss
ἰδὼν
horáō
G3708
to see
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
καλῶς
kalōs
G2573
well
ἀπεκρίθη
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ἐπηρώτησεν
eperōtáō
G1905
to ask
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
ποία
poîos
G4169
of what sort
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐντολὴ
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
πρώτη
prōtos
G4413
first
πάντων
pâs
G3956
all
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the greatest of all?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And one of the scribes, having come up, having heard them discussing this together, having seen that he answered them well, questioned him, “Which is the first commandment of all?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).