The Greatest Commandment
Matthew 22:35
In 9 translations
- BSB
- One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
- KJV
- Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
- WEB
- One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
- ASV
- And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:
- LSV
- and one of them, a lawyer, questioned, tempting Him, and saying,
- YLT
- and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying,
- DBY
- And one of them, a lawyer, demanded, tempting him, and saying,
- DRC
- And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him:
- GNV
- And one of them, which was an expounder of the Lawe, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ λέγων (“and saying”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: αὐτόν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτόν; Robinson–Pierpont add καὶ λέγων.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν νομικὸς πειράζων αὐτόν·
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν νομικός, πειράζων αὐτόν, καὶ λέγων,
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν νομικός, πειράζων αὐτόν, καὶ λέγων,
- SCR1894
- και επηρωτησεν εις εξ αυτων νομικος πειραζων αυτον και λεγων
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
- Luke 10:25–37One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God…
- Luke 11:45–46One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.” “Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will…
- Luke 14:3So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
- Luke 11:52Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
- Matthew 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
- Titus 3:13Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.
- Mark 10:2Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
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