Matthew 22:35

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

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  • Luke 7:30 : 30 However, the Pharisees and the experts in religious law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
  • Luke 11:52 : 52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were going in.”
  • Luke 14:3 : 3 So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
  • Titus 3:13 : 13 Make every effort to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; make sure they have what they need.
  • Luke 11:45-46 : 45 One of the experts in religious law answered him,“Teacher, when you say these things you insult us too.” 46 But Jesus replied,“Woe to you experts in religious law as well! You load people down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch the burdens with even one of your fingers!
  • Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said,“Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
  • Mark 10:2 : 2 Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked,“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
  • Luke 10:25-37 : 25 The Parable of the Good Samaritan Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying,“Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him,“What is written in the law? How do you understand it?” 27 The expert answered,“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.” 28 Jesus said to him,“You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” 29 But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus,“And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied,“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him up, and went off, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, but when he saw the injured man he passed by on the other side. 32 So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan who was traveling came to where the injured man was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him. 34 He went up to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring olive oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying,‘Take care of him, and whatever else you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.’ 36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 37 The expert in religious law said,“The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said to him,“Go and do the same.”

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