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33 When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

The Greatest Commandment

34 Now when the Pharisees[a] heard that he had silenced the Sadducees,[b] they assembled together.[c] 35 And one of them, an expert in religious law,[d] asked him a question to test[e] him:

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:34 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
  2. Matthew 22:34 sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.
  3. Matthew 22:34 tn Grk “for the same.” That is, for the same purpose that the Sadducees had of testing Jesus.
  4. Matthew 22:35 tn Traditionally, “a lawyer.” This was an expert in the interpretation of the Mosaic law.
  5. Matthew 22:35 tn Grk “testing.” The participle, however, is telic in force.

33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.(A)

The Greatest Commandment(B)

34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,(C) the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law,(D) tested him with this question:

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