Focused Passage

Matthew 22:34-40

The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord

Matthew moves from parabolic judgment against those who refuse the King’s Son, to warning against presumptuous attendance without proper response, to political testing over Caesar, to theological testing over resurrection, to legal testing over the greatest commandment, and finally to Jesus’ own question revealing that the Messiah is not merely David’s son but David’s Lord.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

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

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

37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38 This is the first and greatest commandment.

39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 34

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 6 BSB references Mark 12:28 BSB references Luke 10:25 Classic cross-references Mark 8:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

And [when] δὲ G1161 Conjunction the Οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαῖοι G5330 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural heard ἀκούσαντες G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction [Jesus] had silenced ἐφίμωσεν G5392 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Sadducees Σαδδουκαίους G4523 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural they themselves gathered συνήχθησαν G4863 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural . . . αὐτό G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular . . . τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular together ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition

Verse 35

Cross-references

Luke 11:54 Classic cross-references Luke 7:30 Classic cross-references Luke 10:25 Classic cross-references John 8:6 Classic cross-references Luke 11:45 Classic cross-references

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction One εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of ἐξ G1537 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural an expert in the law νομικὸς G3544 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular tested πειράζων G3985 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular with a question ἐπηρώτησεν G1905 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 36

Cross-references

Mark 12:28 Classic cross-references Romans 5:5 Classic cross-references Matthew 5:19 Classic cross-references Luke 11:42 Classic cross-references Matthew 23:23 Classic cross-references

Original words

Teacher Διδάσκαλε G1320 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular which ποία G4169 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular commandment ἐντολὴ G1785 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular [is the] greatest μεγάλη G3173 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Law νόμῳ G3551 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 37

Cross-references

Mark 12:29 Classic cross-references Luke 10:27 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 6:5 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 10:12 Classic cross-references Mark 12:33 Classic cross-references

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [Jesus] declared ἔφη G5346 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Love Ἀγαπήσεις G25 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular [the] Lord κύριον G2962 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular God Θεόν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular with ἐν G1722 Preposition all ὅλῃ G3650 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular heart καρδίᾳ G2588 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction with ἐν G1722 Preposition all ὅλῃ G3650 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular soul ψυχῇ G5590 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction with ἐν G1722 Preposition all ὅλῃ G3650 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular mind διανοίᾳ G1271 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

Deuteronomy 6:5

Verse 38

Original words

This αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular is ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular first πρώτη G4413 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction greatest μεγάλη G3173 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular commandment ἐντολή G1785 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Verse 39

Cross-references

Mark 12:31 Classic cross-references Romans 13:10 Classic cross-references Romans 13:8 Classic cross-references Luke 10:27 Classic cross-references Leviticus 19:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction [the] second δευτέρα G1208 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular [is] like ὁμοία G3664 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular it αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular Love Ἀγαπήσεις G25 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular neighbor πλησίον G4139 Adverb as ὡς G5613 Adverb yourself σεαυτόν G4572 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular

BSB notes

Leviticus 19:18

Verse 40

Cross-references

Romans 13:9 Classic cross-references Matthew 7:12 Classic cross-references 1 John 4:19 Classic cross-references James 2:8 Classic cross-references 1 John 4:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

All ὅλος G3650 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Law νόμος G3551 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Prophets προφῆται G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural hang κρέμαται G2910 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular on ἐν G1722 Preposition these ταύταις G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural two δυσὶν G1417 Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural - ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural commandments ἐντολαῖς G1785 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural

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