Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’” —Mark 12:29-30 NLT Key Thought The essence of our response of faith …
One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate [between Jesus and the Jewish leaders]. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” —Mark 12:28 NLT Key Thought An honest seeker overhears the questions intended to trap Jesus and …
[Replying to the Sadducees, Jesus continued,] “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised — haven’t you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God …
[In answer to the Sadducees’ question about marriage in heaven, Jesus continued,] “For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.” —Mark 12:25 NLT Key Thought With so much fascination about angels in recent years, this promise in today’s …
[The Sadducees said,] “Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name. Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children. So the second brother …
Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees — religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question: … —Mark 12:18 NLT Key Thought Clearly, this period of Jesus’ ministry was filled with the carefully crafted questions from his enemies. Pharisees, supporters of Herod, [1] and Sadducees were not good friends …
“Well, then,” Jesus said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.” His reply completely amazed [his opponents who tried to trap him]. —Mark 12:17 NLT Key Thought Jesus’ answer was as profound as it was simple. He refused to get caught in a debate with his opponents, …
Jesus saw through [the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and supporters of Herod] and said, “Why are you trying to trap me? Show me a Roman coin, and I’ll tell you [whether it’s right to pay taxes to Caesar].” When they handed it to him, he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?” “Caesar’s,” …
Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us — is it right to pay taxes …
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Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. —Mark 12:13 NLT Key Thought “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” This occasion was one where this old saying was true. The Pharisees didn’t get along with supporters of Herod. In …