Matthew 22:38-41

22:38 This is the first and greatest ¹  commandment. 22:39 The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ²  22:40 All the law and the prophets depend ³  on these two commandments.”

The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord

22:41 While ⁴  the Pharisees ⁵  were assembled, Jesus asked them a question: ⁶ 

[22:38]  ¹ tn Grk “the great and first.”

[22:39]  ² sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.

[22:40]  ³ tn Grk “hang.” The verb κρεμάννυμι (kremannumi) is used here with a figurative meaning (cf. BDAG 566 s.v. 2.b).

[22:41]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[22:41]  ⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[22:41]  ⁶ tn Grk “asked them a question, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is somewhat redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.