Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
and one of them, an expounder of the Law, asked Him as a test question,
New American Standard Bible
One of them,
King James Version
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
Holman Bible
And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test Him:
International Standard Version
One of them, an expert in the Law, tested him by asking,
A Conservative Version
And one of them, a lawyer, questioned, trying him, and saying,
American Standard Version
And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:
Amplified
One of them, a lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law], asked Jesus a question, to test Him:
An Understandable Version
One of them, a teacher of the law of Moses, asked Him a question [in an attempt] to test Him.
Anderson New Testament
And one of them, who was a lawyer, asked him a question, that he might tempt him, saying:
Bible in Basic English
And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,
Common New Testament
And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
In the mean time one of them, a Doctor of the law, to try him, started this question, master,
Darby Translation
And one of them, a lawyer, demanded, tempting him, and saying,
Godbey New Testament
And one of them, a theologian, tempting Him, asked Him also, saying,
Goodspeed New Testament
and one of them, an expert in the Law, to test him, asked,
John Wesley New Testament
And one of them, a scribe, asked him a question,
Julia Smith Translation
And one of them, skilled in the law, asked, tempting him, and saying,
King James 2000
Then one of them, who was a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him, and saying,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And one of them, a legal expert, put a question to [him] to test him:
Modern King James verseion
Then one of them, a lawyer, asked, tempting Him and saying,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and one of them, which was a doctor of law, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
Moffatt New Testament
and one of them, a jurist, put a question in order to tempt him.
Montgomery New Testament
and one of them, a lawyer, tested him by asking a question.
NET Bible
And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:
New Heart English Bible
One of them, a Law scholar, asked him a question, testing him.
Noyes New Testament
and one of them, a lawyer, asked, trying him,
Sawyer New Testament
and one of them, a lawyer, asked him, to try him,
The Emphasized Bible
and one from among them, a lawyer, proposed a question, putting him to the test:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, to make trial of him, and said,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then one of them, a Student of the Law, to test him, asked this question--
Webster
Then one of them who was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
Williams New Testament
And one of their number, an expert in the law, to tempt Him, asked,
World English Bible
One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
Worrell New Testament
and one of them, a lawyer, asked a question, tempting Him:
Worsley New Testament
they gathered together again, and one of them, an interpreter of the law, propounded a question, to try Him,
Youngs Literal Translation
and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying,
Themes
The ten commandments » Summed up by Christ
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by a biblical expert (in jerusalem)
Lawyer » Test jesus with questions
Pharisees » Christ » Tempted by, with questions about the law
Interlinear
Peirazo
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 22:35
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Greatest Commandment
34 Now the Pharisees came up when they heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, 35 and one of them, an expounder of the Law, asked Him as a test question, 36 "Teacher, which is the greatest Commandment in the Law?"
Phrases
Cross References
Luke 7:30
But the Pharisees and expounders of the Law have frustrated God's purpose as to their own lives, by refusing to be baptized.
Luke 14:3
This led Jesus to ask the lawyers and Pharisees, "Is it allowable to cure people on the Sabbath?"
Matthew 22:18
Perceiving their wickedness, Jesus replied, "Why are you hypocrites trying to ensnare me?
Luke 11:45-46
Hereupon one of the expounders of the Law exclaimed, "Rabbi, in saying such things you reproach us also."
Luke 11:52
"Alas for you expounders of the Law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you yourselves have not entered, and those who wanted to enter you have hindered."
Titus 3:13
Help Zenas the lawyer forward on his journey with special care, and Apollos, so that they may have all they require.
Mark 10:2
Presently a party of Pharisees come to Him with the question--seeking to entrap Him, "May a man divorce his wife?"
Luke 10:25-37
Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"