Matthew 22 · Verse 34

Matthew 22:34

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
Matthew 22:34, King James Version

Matthew 22:34 in other translations

BSBAnd when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
WEBBut the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
ASVBut the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.
YLTand the Pharisees, having heard that he did silence the Sadducees, were gathered together unto him;
DARBYBut the Pharisees, having heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, were gathered together.
BBEBut the Pharisees, hearing how the mouths of the Sadducees had been stopped, came together;
WebsterBut when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were assembled about him.

What does Matthew 22:34 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verses 34-40. Jesus converses with a Pharisee respecting the law. See also Mk 12:28-34.

Verse 34. The Pharisees--were gathered together. That is, either to rejoice that their great rivals, the Sadducees, had been so completely silenced, or to lay a new plan for ensnaring him, or perhaps both. They would rejoice that the Sadducees had been confounded, but they would not be the less desirous to involve Jesus in difficulty. They therefore endeavoured, probably, to find the most difficult question in dispute among themselves, and proposed it to him to perplex him.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 They were gathered together - Επι το αυτο - they came together with one accord, or, for the same purpose; i.e. of ensnaring him in his discourse, as the Sadducees had done, Mat 22:23. The Codex Bezae and several of the Itala have επ' αυτον, against him. Camen togidre into oon. - Old MS. Eng, Bib.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 22:34-40
An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to try, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great commandment, and the sum of all the commands of the first table. Our love of God must be sincere, not in word and tongue only. All our love is too little to bestow upon him, therefore all the powers of the soul must be engaged for him, and carried out toward him. To love our neighbour as ourselves, is the second great commandment. There is a self-love which is corrupt, and the root of the greatest sins, and it must be put off and mortified; but there is a self-love which is the rule of the greatest duty: we must have a due concern for the welfare of our own souls and bodies. And we must love our neighbour as truly and sincerely as we love ourselves; in many cases we must deny ourselves for the good of others. By these two commandments let our hearts be formed as by a mould.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Matthew 22:34 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΟἱHoi<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioithe PhariseesG5330
ἀκούσαντεςakousanteshaving heardG191
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἐφίμωσενephimōsenHe had silencedG5392
τοὺςtoustheG3588
ΣαδδουκαίουςSaddoukaiousSadduceesG4523
συνήχθησανsunēchthēsanwere gatheredG4863
ἐπὶepitogetherG1909
τὸtotheG3588
αὐτό.autosame.G846

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Cross references for Matthew 22:34

  • Mark 12:28-31

    And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

  • Matthew 25:3-5

    They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

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when.
Mr 12:28
they.
12:14; 25:3-5; Isa 41:5-7; Joh 11:47-50; Ac 5:24-28; 19:23-28
Ac 21:28-30

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Context

  • Matthew 22:33

    And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

  • Matthew 22:34

    But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

  • Matthew 22:35

    Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

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Matthew 22:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces los Fariseos, oyendo que había cerrado la boca á los Saduceos, se juntaron á una.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les pharisiens, ayant entendu dire qu’il avait fermé la bouche aux sadducéens, s’assemblèrent en un même lieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Als aber die Pharisäer hörten, daß er die Sadducäer zum Schweigen gebracht hatte, versammelten sie sich miteinander.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Pharisæi autem audientes quod silentium imposuisset sadducæis, convenerunt in unum: