And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
This scribe stood apart from his fellows: he heard Christ answer the Sadducees well and owned it plainly, asking not to trap Him but to learn. He sought which commandment towers above all others, not in sequence but in weight, as the foundation on which all obedience rests.
AI summary
Commenting on Mark 12:28-34
The scribe broke rank with his own sect and praised Christ before the multitude, confirming His doctrine in his own words. When he declares there is one God and none other, he speaks against pagan idols, not against the Trinity, which the ancient Jews knew from Scripture, though the New Testament makes it clearer still.
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Verse 30. And thou shalt love. If Jehovah was the only God, then they ought not to love any other being supremely. Then they might not bow down before any idol. They were required to love God above all other beings or things, and with all the faculties of their minds.