Matthew 22:35

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 22:35 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
  2. Mark 10:2Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
  3. Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
  4. Luke 10:25One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  5. Luke 11:45One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
  6. 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.”
  7. Luke 14:3So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
  8. Titus 3:13Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.

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