Matthew 22:34

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The Greatest Commandment Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together.

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  • Mark 12:28-31 : 28 The Greatest Commandment Now one of the experts in the law came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him,“Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus answered,“The most important is:‘Listen, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
  • John 11:47-50 : 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs. 48 If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation.” 49 Then one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said,“You know nothing at all! 50 You do not realize that it is more to your advantage to have one man die for the people than for the whole nation to perish.”
  • Acts 5:24-28 : 24 Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be. 25 But someone came and reported to them,“Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!” 26 Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people). 27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them, 28 saying,“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood on us!”
  • Acts 19:23-28 : 23 At that time a great disturbance took place concerning the Way. 24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen. 25 He gathered these together, along with the workmen in similar trades, and said,“Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this business. 26 And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a large crowd, not only in Ephesus but in practically all of the province of Asia, by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all. 27 There is danger not only that this business of ours will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as nothing, and she whom all the province of Asia and the world worship will suffer the loss of her greatness.” 28 When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout,“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
  • Acts 21:28-30 : 28 shouting,“Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this sanctuary! Furthermore he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the temple and made this holy place ritually unclean!” 29 (For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, and they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.) 30 The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts, and immediately the doors were shut.
  • Isa 41:5-7 : 5 The coastlands see and are afraid; the whole earth trembles; they approach and come. 6 They help one another; one says to the other,‘Be strong!’ 7 The craftsman encourages the metalsmith, the one who wields the hammer encourages the one who pounds on the anvil. He approves the quality of the welding, and nails it down so it won’t fall over.”
  • Matt 12:14 : 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.
  • Matt 25:3-5 : 3 When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them. 4 But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps. 5 When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

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  • 33 When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

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    26 Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

    27 Marriage and the Resurrection Now some Sadducees(who contend that there is no resurrection) came to him.

  • 41 The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question:

  • 15 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.

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    7 When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

    8 (For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)

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    22 Now when they heard this they were stunned, and they left him and went away.

    23 Marriage and the Resurrection The same day Sadducees(who say there is no resurrection) came to him and asked him,

  • 35 And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:

  • 18 Marriage and the Resurrection Sadducees(who say there is no resurrection) also came to him and asked him,

  • 1 The Demand for a Sign Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

  • 45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

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    12 Now they wanted to arrest him(but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

    13 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him with his own words.

  • 1 The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

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    53 When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,

    54 plotting against him, to catch him in something he might say.

  • 17 Further Trouble for the Apostles Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him(that is, the religious party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

  • 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

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    11 How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

    12 Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

  • 14 The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.

  • 6 So the Pharisees went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate him.

  • 32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

  • 19 Thus the Pharisees said to one another,“You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”

  • 1 Breaking Human Traditions Now the Pharisees and some of the experts in the law who came from Jerusalem gathered around him.

  • 18 The chief priests and the experts in the law heard it and they considered how they could assassinate him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.

  • 14 More Warnings about the Pharisees The Pharisees(who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.

  • 4 Then he said to them,“Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

  • 12 Then the disciples came to him and said,“Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?”

  • 46 No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

  • 24 So the Pharisees said to him,“Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”

  • 39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him,“Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”

  • 16 He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”

  • 4 But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

  • 12 They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

  • 40 For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.

  • 2 Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked,“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

  • 3 Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked,“Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”

  • 1 Breaking Human Traditions Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,

  • 1 The Authority of Jesus Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up

  • 2 The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

  • 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

  • 2 But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him,“Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”

  • 6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them,“beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

  • 57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)

  • 34 When Jesus saw that he had answered thoughtfully, he said to him,“You are not far from the kingdom of God.” Then no one dared any longer to question him.

  • 1 Seven Woes Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

  • 48 but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.