Mar. 01, 2026

Mar 12:28  One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" 

Mar 12:29  "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 

Mar 12:30  Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 

Mar 12:31  The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these." 

Mar 12:32  "Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 

Mar 12:33  To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." 

Mar 12:34  When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions. 

Jas 2:14  What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 

Jas 2:15  Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 

Jas 2:16  If one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 

Jas 2:17  In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.