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A Scribe Tests Jesus: Which Is The Great Commandment?
34 And the Pharisees, having heard that He silenced the Sadducees, were gathered-together at the same place. 35 And one of them, a Law-expert, asked Him— testing Him— 36 “Teacher, which is the great[a] commandment in the Law?” 37 And the One said to him: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind’ [Deut 6:5]— 38 this is the great and foremost[b] commandment. 39 And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’ [Lev 19:18]. 40 The whole Law and the Prophets hang[c] on these two commandments”.
Jesus Asks The Pharisees, If David Calls The Messiah His Lord, How Can He Be His Son?
41 Now the Pharisees having[d] been gathered-together, Jesus questioned them, 42 saying, “What seems right to you concerning the Christ— Whose son is He?” They say to Him, “David’s”. 43 He says to them, “How then does David by[e] the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’, saying [in Ps 110:1], 44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Be sitting on My right side, until I put Your enemies under Your feet”’? 45 Therefore if David calls Him ‘Lord’, how[f] is He his son?” 46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day to question Him any more.
Jesus Tells The Crowds: Do Not Act Like The Scribes And Pharisees
23 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2 saying— “The scribes and the Pharisees sat-down[g] on the seat of Moses. 3 Therefore, do and be keeping all that they tell you. But do not be acting[h] in accordance with their works. For they say things and do not do them. 4 And they bind-up heavy and hard-to-bear burdens[i] and lay them on the shoulders of people. But they are not willing to move[j] them with their finger. 5 And they do all their works so-as to be seen by people. For they widen their phylacteries[k] and lengthen their tassels[l]. 6 And they love the place-of-honor[m] at the banquets, and the seats-of-honor[n] in the synagogues, 7 and the greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi’[o] by people. 8 But you— do not be called[p] ‘Rabbi’. For One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call[q] one on earth your father. For One is your Father— the heavenly One. 10 Nor be called master-teachers[r], because your master-teacher is One— the Christ. 11 But the greater[s] of you shall be your servant. 12 And whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing