Matthew 22:34

Matthew 22:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
• New International Version (NIV)Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

Context of Matthew 22:34

32‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” 33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching. Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced (muzzled) the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35One of them, a lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law], asked Jesus a question, to test Him: 36“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

Matthew 22:34 word by word

Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ἐφίμωσεν τοὺς Σαδδουκαίους συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• whenἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he had putφιμόωphimoō · to muzzleG5392
• the SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοςSaddoukaios · SadduceeG4523
• they were gatheredσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• togetherἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 22:34

• Mark 12:28Then one of the scribes [an expert in Mosaic Law] came up and listened to them arguing [with one another], and noticing that Jesus answered them well, asked Him, “Which commandment is first and most important of all?”
• Matthew 12:14But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, discussing how they could destroy Him.
• Matthew 25:3For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them,
• Isaiah 41:5The islands and coastlands have seen and they fear; The ends of the earth tremble; They have drawn near and have come.
• John 11:47So the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council [of the leaders in Israel], and said, “What are we doing? For this man performs many signs (attesting miracles).
• Acts 5:24Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these things, they were greatly perplexed, wondering what would come of this.
• Acts 19:23About that time there occurred no small disturbance concerning the Way (Jesus, Christianity).
• Acts 21:28shouting, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”

Commentaries on Matthew 22:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34They were gathered together - - they came together with one accord, or, for the same purpose; i.e. of ensnaring him in his discourse, as the Sadducees had done, Matthew 22:23. The Codex Bezae and several of the Itala have ', against him. Camen togidre into oon. - Old MS. Eng, Bib.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34-40Verses 34-40 Jesus converses with a Pharisee respecting the law - See also Mark 12:28-34. Matthew 22:34 The Pharisees … were gathered together - That is, either to rejoice that their great rivals, the Sadducees, had been so completely silenced, or to lay a new plan for ensnaring him, or perhaps both. They would rejoice that the Sadducees had been confounded, but they would not be the less desirous to involve Jesus in difficulty. They therefore endeavored…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-40Verses 34-40 An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to try, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great commandment, and the sum of all the commands of the first table. Our love of God must be sincere, not in word and tongue only. All our love is too little to bestow upon him, therefore all the powers of the soul must be engaged for him, and carried out toward him. To love our neighbour as ourselves, is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-46This section focuses on how Jewish leaders challenged the authority of Jesus. Each time, the wisdom of Jesus revealed their lack of spiritual understanding. These debates also revealed the status of Jesus as the Messiah and the consequences of rejecting him. Sadly, the leaders became more resistant with each encounter and plotted to kill Jesus (Matthew 21:23, 46; 22:15–17, 23, 34, 41).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 22:34

• Commandments
• Decalogue
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sadducees

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Commentaries on Matthew 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings