Matthew 22:35
And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
In Context
34But the Pharisees, hearing how the mouths of the Sadducees had been stopped, came together;
36Master, which is the chief rule in the law?
Cross References
Mark 10:2And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?
Luke 10:25And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
Luke 11:52A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not go in yourselves, and you got in the way of those who were going in.
Titus 3:13Send Zenas, the man of law, and Apollos on their journey with all care, so that they may be in need of nothing.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 22:35-41
The Substance of the Commandments. 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as… Read the whole commentary →