Matthew 22:35 “One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:”

Matthew 22:35

One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

World English Bible

One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

American Standard Version

And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:

Geneva Bible 1599

And one of them, which was an expounder of the Lawe, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

Darby Translation

And one of them, a lawyer, demanded, tempting him, and saying,

Young's Literal Translation

and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying,

Bible in Basic English

And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,

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Cross references

“a lawyer”

Luke 7:30 Luke 10:25–37 Luke 11:52 Luke 14:3 Titus 3:13 Luke 11:45

Luke 7:30 · BSB

But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

Luke 10:25–37 · BSB

One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Luke 11:52 · BSB

Woe 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.”

Luke 14:3 · BSB

So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

Titus 3:13 · BSB

Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.

Luke 11:45 · BSB

One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

“tempting”

Matthew 22:18 Mark 10:2

Matthew 22:18 · BSB

But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

Mark 10:2 · BSB

Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

34And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

36“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

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