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Butδὲthe Pharisees,Οἱ Φαρισαῖοιhearingἀκούσαντεςthatὅτιhe had silencedἐφίμωσενthe Sadducees,τοὺς Σαδδουκαίουςgathered togetherσυνήχθησανinἐπὶthe same place.τὸ αὐτό
Matthew 22:34
Study it in the app“But the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered together in the same place.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 22:34, word by word
- the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaioi” appears- hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantes
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousantes” appears- he had silencedἐφίμωσενephimōsen
silence
To leave someone without words.
Where else “ephimōsen” appears- the SadduceesΣαδδουκαίουςSaddoukaious
Sadducee
Sadducee: a member of a Jewish party of the priestly families, who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead.
Where else “Saddoukaious” appears- gathered togetherσυνήχθησανsynēchthēsan
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synēchthēsan” appears
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The greatest commandment
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Matthew 22:34-40
34But the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered together in the same place. 35And one of them, a lawyer, asked a question, testing him: 36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37And he said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38This is the great and first commandment. 39And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40On these two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets.”
28And one of the scribes came up, having heard them debating, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is first of all?” 29Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32And the scribe said to him, “Well said, Teacher; in truth you have said that he is one and there is no other besides him; 33and to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love the neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34And Jesus, seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared any longer to question him.
25And look, a certain expert in the law stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26And he said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” 27And he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 28And he said to him, “You answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
The context
33And when the crowds heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
34 · This verse (above)
35And one of them, a lawyer, asked a question, testing him:
To study Matthew 22 in a group
1. What it says
Which commandment did Jesus say is the greatest, and which is the second (vv. 37–39)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus say that all the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments (v. 40)?
3. How I live it
Jesus joined loving God with loving your neighbor (vv. 37–39). What will make your love for someone near you concrete today?