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Lord- kyrios (greek)

Lord, master, ruler, owner, sir. No variation in any version, always the Lord alone.

Masculine (in the text,) nominative

“supreme in authority” Ex guide

The Lord Alone (Barclay commentary)

“The Lord our God is one Lord” was the prayer prayed in the synagogue worship to begin the gathering.

Jesus was discussing the first commandment found in . Stating the significance of the first commandment, in order to reveal that there must only be one God. This is backed up by most scripture, the Psalms in particularly are ripe with declarations of the singularity of God. The conflict with this belief is that there is a core doctrine surrounding the trinity in modern Christianity.

The word Lord is significant in this verse, because without stating that there is one Lord, the following statement becomes irrelevant and without purpose. If there was more than one God, there would be more than one way to the Father; which is what Jesus claims himself to be.

When Jesus tells Israel to hear, the verb is akouo, which is an active imperative form in this context. Indicating that this must be heard. This is brought along with hearing and understanding to the extent of obeying the teaching of God being one God; supreme and exalted over all idols and false deities. Sharing in none of the glory due his name.

As a result of there being one God, our attention and worship should draw all of our attention and energy. Every part of our being should love God entirely. Hence Jesus exhorting us to love God, the one true God, “with all our heart, soul mind, and strength” () “all” coming from the Greek word holos, meaning all, completely, wholly.

This is further reinforced by the word appearing 16 times in Mark.

According to the evangelical commentary of the bible, Jesus was being asked this singular question to understand if the laws were supposed to be exapanded (hence 613 laws) or to be taken as it was. This was a question that Jesus responds by leading him away from legal questions to the heart of the messianic kingdom that is now present.”

Interestingly, this same statement can be found verbatum in . Earlier in the passage, God has told the people (through Moses) that they should always have this teaching on their heart. Teaching their grandsons to fear the one and only God. This was the cause for Jesus to quote this, as most Jewish scribes (if not all) knew the Torah by heart. Jesus by saying this exact verse, is calling the Jewish people to repent and serve their God entirely, because they have not been serving their God, rather, they have been serving the laws and not God.

Mind- dianoya (greek)

Used 12 Times in the New Testament

Defined as an actual mind, or used as a disposition or understanding.

In most translations, the word is only used as mind; but has the ability to be seen as an attitude towards.

Contextually speaking, this word is being added to the list of faculties that (when spoken together) brings an emphasis on the persons entirety.

Sometimes this verse will be used to point towards the doctrine of Trichotimy

According to the critical and explanatory commentary, the statement “with thy mind” indicates that there should be “intelligence in[to] our affections, in opposition to a blind devotion, or mere devoteeism.” this could indicate that there is more to the faculties mentioned in this verse (soul, mind, strength, heart) but to intelligently devote oneself to the one and only God. Not with an inerited devotion, as would be common in the Jewish faith, but to devote yourself apart from the family and their faith.

According to word studies in the new testament, mind also includes (especially) the moral understanding (of devotion)