Matthew 22:35
One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him—
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
In Context
36“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
Cross References
Mark 10:2Then Pharisees came to him to test him and asked, “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?”
Luke 10:25Behold, a certain teacher of the Jewish laws stood up so that he might test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Luke 11:52Woe to you teachers of Jewish laws, because you have taken away the key of knowledge; you do not enter in yourselves, and you hinder those who are entering.”
Titus 3:13Do everything you can to send on their way Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they lack 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 →