Matthew 22:35
Then one of them, who was a lawyer, asked him a question to test him, saying,
Revised King James New Testament
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.
36Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
Cross References
Mark 10:2And the Pharisees came to him, and tested him, asking, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?
Luke 10:25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tested him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 11:52Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.
Titus 3:13Be diligent to send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see 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 →