Matthew 22:33-43

33 When the crowds heard this, ¹they were astonished at His teaching.

34 ²But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced ³the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together * *.

35 One of them, ⁴a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him,

36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"

37 And He said to him, " '⁵YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.'

38 "This is the great and foremost commandment.

39 "The second is like it, '⁶YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'

40 "⁷On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets."

41 ⁸Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

42 "What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?" They said to Him, "⁹The son of David."

43 He said to them, "Then how does David ¹⁰in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying,

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 7:28
• 2. Matthew 22:34-40: {Mark 12:28-31;} Luke 10:25-37
• 3. Matthew 3:7
• 4. Luke 7:30; Luke 10:25; Luke 11:45, 46, 52; Luke 14:3; Titus 3:13
• 5. Deuteronomy 6:5
• 6. Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 19:19; Galatians 5:14
• 7. Matthew 7:12
• 8. Matthew 22:41-46: {Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44}
• 9. Matthew 9:27
• 10. 2 Samuel 23:2; Revelation 1:10; Revelation 4:2

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. an expert in the Mosaic Law
• [b]. Or "first"
• [c]. I.e. the Messiah
• [d]. Or "by inspiration"