Mark Chapter 12 verse 32 Holy Bible
And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well said that he is one; and there is none other but he:
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And the scribe said to him, Truly, Master, you have well said that he is one, and there is no other but he:
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And the scribe said to him, Right, teacher; thou hast spoken according to [the] truth. For he is one, and there is none other besides him;
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And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
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The scribe said to him, "Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,
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And the scribe said to him, `Well, Teacher, in truth thou hast spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 32. - The first words of this verse should be rendered thus: Of a truth, Master, thou hast well said that he is one. In the remainder of the scribe's answer we find a different word used in the Greek for" mind," or "understanding," from that just used by our Lord. In our Lord's answer the word is διάνοια. Here it is σύνεσις. Both words are well rendered by "understanding." It is an act of understanding. It is the thought associating itself with the object, and "standing under" it so as to support it. (See Dr. Morison on St. Mark.)
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(32) Well, Master, thou hast said the truth.--Better, Well hast Thou said truly that there is one God. The words seem intentionally repeated from Mark 12:14, but are uttered now, not with the covert sneer of the hypocrite, but in the sincerity of admiration. Note also the real reverence shown in the form of address, "Master," i.e., "Teacher, Rabbi." He recognises the speaker as one of his own order. This, and all that follows, is peculiar to St. Mark, and is an addition of singular interest, as showing the existence among the scribes of some who accepted our Lord's teaching as to the spiritual meaning of the Law, and were able to distinguish between its essence and its accidents.