Matthew 22:35
33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
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.
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
- One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
- KJV
- Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
- WEB
- One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
- ASV
- And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:
- DARBY
- And one of them, a lawyer, demanded, tempting him, and saying,
- BLB
- And one of them, a lawyer, questioned, testing Him,
- ÅB
- og en av dem – en lovkyndig – spurte for å teste ham:
- OTB
- En av dem, en lovkyndig, prøvde ham med dette spørsmålet:
- B1930
- og en av dem, en lovkyndig, spurte for å friste ham:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 7:30
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
Read in contextLuke 10:25–37
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Read in contextLuke 11:52
Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
Read in contextLuke 11:45–46
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
Read in contextLuke 14:3
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
Read in contextMatthew 22:18
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Read in contextTitus 3:13
Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
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