Matthew 22:35
Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying,
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
In Context
34But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
Cross References
Mark 10:2And some Pharisees approached and asked Him, “Is it lawful for a husband to put away his wife?” testing Him.
Luke 10:25And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
Luke 11:52“Woe to you lawyers! Because you have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter in, and those who were entering in you hindered.”
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 →