Matthew 22:35

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 22:34-36

Matthew 22:34-36. When the Pharisees heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence Gr. οτι εφιμοσε , that he had stopped their mouths, or so confuted that he had confounded them, and rendered them unable to make any reply; they were gathered together It is not said with what design: but it is probable from Matthew 22:15-16, with a malicious one, namely, to try, though the Sadducees had been baffled in their attempt upon him, as they themselves had also been, when they united with... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 22:34-40

127. The greatest commandment (Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34)When a teacher of the law asked Jesus which was the greatest commandment, Jesus gave an answer that went beyond what the questioner expected. All the commandments of the law could be summarized under the word ‘love’. A person’s first responsibility is to love God; the second is to love one’s fellow human beings. The fact that people are commanded to love shows that love is primarily a matter of doing, not feeling. It is an attitude... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 22:35

And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him: Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?One of them means one of the Pharisees. The "first team" would now take up the challenge, and the Pharisees themselves would confront him with a question in a field wherein they imagined they had a vast superiority. Their strategy was to ensnare Christ in some technical fault regarding countless questions of the law. One of their best legal minds was put forward with a question... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 22:35

Matthew 22:35. Then—a lawyer asked, &c.— A scribe, or public teacher. See Luke 11:44. Tempting or trying him, here, does not mean that he did this with an insidious design; and indeed St. Mark's account, Mar 12:28 forbids such an interpretation; but he proposed the question with a view to make a farther trial of our Lord's skill in the sacred volume. Some of the doctors declared, that the law of sacrifices was the great commandment, because sacrifices, say they, are both the expiations of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 22:18-46

C. Israel’s rejection of her King 21:18-22:46This section of Matthew’s Gospel presents Israel’s formal rejection of her Messiah. Jesus had made a formal presentation of Himself to the nation’s populace and leadership in the messianic capital with His triumphal entry (Matthew 21:1-17). Jesus’ earlier rejection had taken place in rural Galilee (ch. 12). Now Matthew recorded Israel’s response. [Note: For more light on the connections that unite this pericope with the previous one, see Mark... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 22:34-40

A Pharisee’s question of Jesus 22:34-40 (cf. Mark 12:28-34) read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 22:34-46

5. Rejection by the Pharisees 22:34-46This pericope contains two parts. First, a representative of the Pharisees asked Jesus a question (Matthew 22:34-40). Then Jesus asked the Pharisees a question (Matthew 22:41-46). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 22:35-36

The NASB describes the Pharisees’ spokesman as a lawyer. The Greek word nomikos means "expert in the law" (NIV). He would have been a teacher of the Old Testament who was particularly learned in both theology and law. He subjected Jesus to a test (Gr. peirazon) to prove His quality.He, too, addressed Jesus with hypocritical respect as "teacher," though as the discussions with Jesus progressed this day His opponents’ respect for Him undoubtedly increased. The Pharisee asked Jesus another... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 22:1-46

Parables of the Marriage of the King’s Son and the Wedding Garment1-14. Marriage of the King’s Son (peculiar to St. Matthew). Jesus concludes His discourse by reiterating in still clearer and stronger language the teaching of the last parable, viz. His Divine Sonship, the impending destruction of Jerusalem, the rejection of the Jews, and the call of the Gentiles. He concludes with a warning to the Gentiles not to abuse the mercy about to be extended to them, by appearing at the feast (i.e.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 22:35

(35) A lawyer.—The precise distinction between the “lawyer” and the other scribes rested, probably, on technicalities that have left little or no trace behind them. The word suggests the thought of a section of the scribes who confined their attention to the Law, while the others included in their studies the writings of the Prophets also. In Luke 7:30; Luke 11:45, they appear as distinct from the Pharisees. The question asked by the “lawyer” here and in Luke 10:25 falls in with this view. So... read more

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