Matthew 22:35 · American Standard Version
Matthew 22:35 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 22:35 in Other Translations
| KJV | Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, |
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| 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: |
| YLT | and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying, |
| WBT | Then one of them [who was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying, |
| DBY | And one of them, a lawyer, demanded, tempting him, and saying, |
Commentary on Matthew 22:35
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Matthew 22:14
For many are called, but few are chosen--So Mat 19:30. See on Mat 20:16.
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Questions about Matthew 22:35
What does Matthew 22:35 say?
Matthew 22:35 in the American Standard Version reads: “And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:” Read it in the full context of Matthew 22, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 22:35 found in the Bible?
Matthew 22:35 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 22, verse 35, in the New Testament.
What Bible translation is Matthew 22:35 shown in?
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This is the first and great commandment. Whether the object of it is considered, who is the first and chief good; or the manner in which it is to be observed, which requires and engrosses the whole heart, soul, and mind, and all the strength and power of man; or its being the principle from whence all the duties, and actions of men should flow, and the end to which all are to be referred; and is not only a compendium of the duties of the first table of the decalogue, but of all others that can be thought to, and do, belong to God. This is the first command in order of nature, time, dignity, and causality; God being the first cause of all things, infinitely above all creatures, and love to him being the source, spring and cause of love to the neighbour; and it is the greatest in its object, nature, manner, and end. That this command, and these words our Lord cites, are so full and comprehensive, the Jews themselves cannot deny. A noted writer of their's (x) says,
"the root of "all the commandments" is, when a man loves God with all his soul, and cleaves unto him.
And, says (y) another,
"in this verse only, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God", &c,
, "the ten words, or decalogue, are comprehended".
(x) Aben Ezra in Exod. xxxi. 18. (y) Tzeror Hammor, fol. 138. 1.