with your whole mind

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Mark 12:29-30

"and you will love the the lord god  of you from whole of the heart
and from whole of the soul of you

and from the whole of the mind of you 

yes the greek is ex holees and genitive 

Points of interest in the parallel Two Commandments verse

see Luke 10:27 and Matthew 22:37

ONE Matthew and Luke use Dative plus EN  with in equalling with cos of dative of agent
however the basic idea is the same you use the whole of your self to love
heart soul mind strength
and note its holos not pas used here

TWO with your mind is NOT in the verse from Leviticus 19:18 being quoted
Jesus adds you must use your capacity for dianoia - thought

Also note Jesus approval of the scribe's answer in 33
and with all the understanding in the RSV translation
the greek there is suneseoos from sunesis

We're being asked to understand and think about our relationship with the Divine.

To love but love with our entire mind but not simply focused and thinking and understanding or trying to WHY WE LOVE