Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Then | καὶ kai | G2532 | and · conjunction |
| one | εἷς heis | G1520 | one · adjective — nominative singular masculine |
| of | ἐξ ex | G1537 | literal or figurative · preposition |
| them | αὐτῶν autōn | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine |
| lawyer | νομικὸς nomikos | G3544 | according (or pertaining) to law · adjective — nominative singular masculine |
| asked | ἐπηρώτησεν epērōtēsen | G1905 | to ask for · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular |
| tempting | πειράζων peirazōn | G3985 | to test (objectively) · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine |
| him | αὐτόν auton | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine |
| and | καί kaí | G2532 | and |
| saying | λέγω légō | G3004 | properly |
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Then one of them, which was a lawyer,.... Or that was "learned", or "skilful in the law", as the Syriac and Persic versions, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel read. The Ethiopic version calls him, "a Scribe of the city", of the city of Jerusalem; but I do not meet with any such particular officer, or any such office peculiar to a single man any where: mention is made of "the Scribes of the people" in Matthew 2:4 and this man was one of them, one that interpreted the law to the people, either in the schools, or in the synagogues, or both; and Mark expressly calls him a "Scribe": and so the Arabic version renders the word here; and from hence it may be concluded that the lawyers and Scribes were the…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 22:34-40 Matthew 22:34-40 Mark 12:28-34 Luke 10:25-37 34. But when the Pharisees heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they assembled together. 35. And one of them, a doctor of the law, put a question to him, tempting him, and saying, 36. Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37. Jesus saith to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38. This is the first and great commandment. 39. And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as much as thyself. 40. On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets depend. 28. And when one of the scribes came, and heard them disputing togethe…
Read the whole note in the consoleSince God spoke of being the God of Abraham in the present tense, this proves that Abraham still lives and thus that there is a resurrection.
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All who thus ask questions of any teacher to try him, and not to learn of him, we must regard as brethren of this Pharisee, according to what is said below, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of mine, ye have done it unto me. (Matt. 25:40.)
(de Cons. Ev. ii. 73.) Let no one find a difficulty in this, that Matthew speaks of this man as putting his question to tempt the Lord, whereas Mark does not mention this, but concludes with what the Lord said to him upon his answering wisely, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. (Mark 12:34.) For it is possible that, though he came to tempt, yet the Lord's answer may have wrought correction within him. Or, the tempting here meant need not be that of one designing to deceive an enemy, but rather the cautious approach of one making proof of a stranger. And that is not written in vain, Whoso believeth lightly, he is of a vain heart. (Ecclus. 19:4.)
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