Matthew 22:34-35

The Greatest Commandment

22:34 Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together. 22:35 And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:


sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

tn Grk “for the same.” That is, for the same purpose that the Sadducees had of testing Jesus.

tn Traditionally, “a lawyer.” This was an expert in the interpretation of the Mosaic law.

tn Grk “testing.” The participle, however, is telic in force.