Matthew 22:33

33 And [when] the crowds heard [this], they were amazed at his teaching.

Matthew 22:33 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 22:33

And when the multitude heard this
This wise and full answer of Christ to the posing question of the Sadducees, with which perhaps they had puzzled many, and never had met with their match before: they were astonished at his doctrine;
concerning the pure, perfect, and angelic state of the righteous in the world to come;, and how strongly and nervously he proved the immortality of the soul, and the resurrection of the dead, which were both denied by the Sadducees; and who were so confounded with his answer, proof, and reasonings, that Luke says, "after that they durst not ask him any question at all": and the Scribes were so pleased therewith, that certain of them applauded him, saying, "master, thou hast well said".

Matthew 22:33 In-Context

31 Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, who said,

32 "I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob"? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living!"

33 And [when] the crowds heard [this], they were amazed at his teaching.

34 Now [when] the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled at the same [place].

35 And one of them, a legal expert, put a question to [him] to test him:

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("heard") which is understood as temporal
• [b]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation