Mark 12:32

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the scribe said to him, 'Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, that God is one, and there is no other besides him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ γραμματεύς, Καλῶς, Διδάσκαλε, ἐπʼ ἀληθείας εἶπας: ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν Θεος· καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος πλὴν αὐτοῦ:

Transliteration

And eipen to him the grammateus, Kalōs, Didaskale, upon alētheias you eipas: that heis estin Theos; and not estin another plēn him:

Grammar Details

• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said [completed action]
• *grammateus*: nominative, masculine, singular - scribe
• *Kalōs*: adverb - well/rightly
• *Didaskale*: vocative, masculine, singular - Teacher
• *alētheias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of truth
• *eipas*: aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - you said [completed action]
• *heis*: nominative, masculine, singular - one
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
• *plēn*: preposition + genitive - except/besides

Word Meanings

• *eipen*: said/spoke
• *grammateus*: scribe/law-expert
• *Kalōs*: well/rightly/excellently
• *Didaskale*: Teacher/Master/Instructor
• *alētheias*: of truth/truly/genuinely
• *eipas*: you said/you spoke
• *heis*: one/a single one
• *estin*: is/exists
• *Theos*: God/deity
• *plēn*: except/besides/beyond

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  So the scribe said to him, 'Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Scribe sayde vnto him: well master thou hast sayd ye truthe that ther ys one God and that ther is none but he.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the scrybe sayde vnto him: Master, Verely thou hast sayde right: for there is but one God, & there is none other without him,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then that Scribe said vnto him, Well, Master, thou hast saide the trueth, that there is one God, and that there is none but he,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the scribe sayde vnto hym: well maister, thou hast sayde the trueth, for there is one God, & there is none but he.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The scribe said to him, "Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the scribe said to him, Truly, Master, you have well said that he is one, and there is no other but he:

• World English Bible (2000)

  The scribe said to him, "Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The expert in the law said to him,“That is true, Teacher; you are right to say that he is one, and there is no one else besides him.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:35 : 35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
• Deut 4:39 : 39 So know today and take it to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
• Isa 44:8 : 8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and declare it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides Me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.
• Isa 45:14 : 14 This is what the LORD says: The wealth of Egypt, the merchandise of Cush, and the tall Sabeans will come over to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming in chains. They will bow down to you and plead with you, saying, 'Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.'
• Isa 45:18 : 18 For this is what the LORD says—He who created the heavens, He is God, He who formed the earth and made it, He established it, He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—He says: 'I am the LORD, and there is no other.'
• Isa 46:9 : 9 Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is no one like Me.
• Jer 10:10-12 : 10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King. When He is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure His wrath. 11 Tell them this: 'The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.' 12 God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
• Mark 12:29 : 29 Jesus answered, 'The most important is: Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
• Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me. 22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
• Isa 45:5-6 : 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you do not acknowledge me. 6 So that from the rising of the sun to its setting, people may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.
• Deut 5:7 : 7 You shall have no other gods before Me.
• Deut 6:4 : 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.