New Testament · Mark 12:29

Tradition: Christianity
Scripture: New Testament
Theme: The One God
Source: Mark 12:29

Original

ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Πρώτη ἐστίν· Ἄκουε, Ἰσραήλ, κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν κύριος εἷς ἐστιν,

SBL Greek New Testament

Translation

Jesus answered, “The greatest is: ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

World English Bible

Context: Jesus answers a question about the first of the commandments, quoting the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4).

Sources and licenses

SBL Greek New Testament, Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software (CC BY 4.0). Text-critical marks removed.
World English Bible (public domain), eBible.org. Shown verbatim.

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Judaism

Tanakh · Deuteronomy 6:4–5

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָד׃ וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶךָ׃

HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

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Islam

Qur'an · 112:1–4 (Al-Ikhlas)

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ﴿٤﴾

Say: He is the One God. The Absolute God. He does not beget, nor is He begotten. And none equals Him.

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Sikhism

Guru Granth Sahib · Ang 1 (Mul Mantar)

ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

There is but one God whose name is true, the Creator, devoid of fear and enmity, immortal, unborn, self-existent; by the favour of the Guru.

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