Mark 12:33
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
σύνεσις
Understanding, intelligence, discernment. Sunesis. The peace of God which surpasses all understanding. Some of what God gives exceeds what the mind can process. Receive it anyway.
πᾶς
than all
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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καρδία
heart
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καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
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θυσία
sacrifices.
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θυσία
Sacrifice, offering. Thusia. Present your bodies as a living sacrifice. The sacrifice God wants is not an animal on an altar. It is a life fully surrendered to His purposes.
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ψυχή
soul
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ψυχή
Soul, life, inner person. Psuche. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. The soul is the real you. It outlasts everything the world offers.
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ἑαυτοῦ
oneself
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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πλησίον
neighbour
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πλησίον
(adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. fellow (as man, countryman, Christian or friend)
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ἰσχύς
strength
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ἰσχύς
compare , a form of G2192 (ἔχω)); forcefulness (literally or figuratively)
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ὁλοκαύτωμα
burnt offerings
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ὁλοκαύτωμα
a wholly-consumed sacrifice ("holocaust")
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περισσότερον
more excessive
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περισσότερον
in a more superabundant way
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