Matthew 22:34
32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
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?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
- KJV
- But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
- WEB
- But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
- ASV
- But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.
- DARBY
- But the Pharisees, having heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, were gathered together.
- BLB
- And the Pharisees, having heard that He silenced the Sadducees, were gathered at the same [place].
- ÅB
- Men da fariseerne hørte at han hadde stoppet munnen på sadduseerne, kom de sammen;
- OTB
- Da fariseerne fikk vite at Jesus hadde brakt saddukeerne til taushet, samlet de seg.
- B1930
- Men da fariseerne hørte at han hadde stoppet munnen på sadduseerne, kom de sammen;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 12:28–31
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Read in contextMatthew 25:3–5
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
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