Matthew 22:35 · KJV
“Master, which {is} the great commandment in the law?”
— Matthew 22:35
Then one of them, {which was} a lawyer, asked {him a question}, tempting him, and saying,
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Matthew 22 — Context
But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
34Then one of them, {which was} a lawyer, asked {him a question}, tempting him, and saying,
35Master, which {is} the great commandment in the law?
36Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
37This is the first and great commandment.
Cross References
Luke 7:30
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. {rejected: or, frustrated} {against...: or, within themselves}
Luke 10:25-37
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 14:3
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
Luke 11:45-46
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
Luke 11:52
Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. {hindered: or, forbad}
Matthew 22:18
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. {penny: in value seven pence halfpenny}
Titus 3:13
Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
Mark 10:2
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away {his} wife? tempting him.