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Matthew 22:41
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses a group of Pharisees who have gathered together after the Sadducees' confrontation. This inquiry occurs only after the completed dialogue on the greatest commandments in Matthew 22:35–40.
The words — The text uses συνηγμένων (synēgmenōn), literally "having been assembled together," to describe the Pharisees' gathering. Jesus then ἐπηρώτησεν (epērōtēsen), meaning "put a question to," them directly.
The thread — This scene parallels the temple teaching in Mark 12:35 and Luke 20:41, where Jesus similarly questions the scribes about the Messiah's lineage. The narrative sequence in Matthew 22:34 confirms this inquiry follows the Sadducees' confrontation and the subsequent commandment dialogue.
Why it lands — The verse establishes the direct context for Jesus' question about the Christ's sonship in Matthew 22:42. It requires readers to observe how Jesus shifts the Pharisees' focus from legal debate to messianic identity.
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The Greek words
King James Version
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Cross-references
- Mark 12:35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
- Luke 20:41 Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?
- Matthew 22:34 And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
- Matthew 22:15 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.