Matthew 22:34–36
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The Greatest Commandment
22:34Now when the Pharisees38 heard that he had silenced the Sadducees,39 they assembled together.4022:35And one of them, an expert in religious law,41 asked him a question to test42 him: 22:36“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”43
Footnotes
- 38 See the note on Pharisees in .
- 39 See the note on Sadducees in .
- 40 Grk “for the same.” That is, for the same purpose that the Sadducees had of testing Jesus.
- 41 Traditionally, “a lawyer.” This was an expert in the interpretation of the Mosaic law.
- 42 Grk “testing.” The participle, however, is telic in force.
- 43 Or possibly “What sort of commandment in the law is great?”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test him: “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”
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NLTNew Living Translation
But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again. One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled at the same place. And one of them, a legal expert, put a question to him to test him: “Teacher, which commandment is greatest in the law?”
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KJV 1900King James Version
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, Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
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