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Matthew 22:34
34But the Pharisees, having heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, were gathered together.
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
32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not God of [the] dead, but of [the] living. 33And when the crowds heard [it] they were astonished at his doctrine. But the Pharisees, having heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, were gathered together. 35And one of them, a lawyer, demanded, tempting him, and saying, 36Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
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Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ἐφίμωσεν τοὺς Σαδδουκαίους συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 22:34
- Mark 12:28And one of the scribes who had come up, and had heard them reasoning together, perceiving that he had answered them well, demanded of him, Which is [the] first commandment of all?
- Matthew 12:14But the Pharisees, having gone out, took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
- Matthew 25:3They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;
- Isaiah 41:5The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth trembled: they drew near, and came.
- John 11:47The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.
- Acts 5:24And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to.
- Acts 19:23And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way.
- Acts 21:28crying, Israelites, help! this is the man who teaches all everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place, and has brought Greeks too into the temple, and profaned 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
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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
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