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174:4.1 Another [[group]] of [[Sadducees]] had been instructed to ask [[Jesus]] entangling [[questions]] about [[angels]], but when they beheld the [[fate]] of their [[comrades]] who had sought to entrap him with questions concerning the [[resurrection]], they very [[wisely]] [[decided]] to hold their [[peace]]; they retired without asking a question. It was the prearranged [[plan]] of the [[confederated]] [[Pharisees]], [[scribes]], [[Sadducees]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodians Herodians] to fill up the entire day with these entangling questions, [[hoping]] thereby to discredit [[Jesus]] before [[the people]] and at the [[same time]] [[effectively]] to [[prevent]] his having any time for the [[proclamation]] of his disturbing [[teachings]].

174:4.1 Another [[group]] of [[Sadducees]] had been instructed to ask [[Jesus]] entangling [[questions]] about [[angels]], but when they beheld the [[fate]] of their [[comrades]] who had sought to entrap him with questions concerning the [[resurrection]], they very [[wisely]] [[decided]] to hold their [[peace]]; they retired without asking a question. It was the prearranged [[plan]] of the [[confederated]] [[Pharisees]], [[scribes]], [[Sadducees]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodians Herodians] to fill up the entire day with these entangling questions, [[hoping]] thereby to discredit [[Jesus]] before [[the people]] and at the [[same time]] [[effectively]] to [[prevent]] his having any time for the [[proclamation]] of his disturbing [[teachings]].

174:4.2 Then came forward one of the [[groups]] of the [[Pharisees]] to ask [[Quibble|harassing]] questions, and the [[spokesman]], signaling to [[Jesus]], said: " Master, I am a [[lawyer]], and I would like to ask you which, in your [[opinion]], is the greatest commandment? " [[Jesus]] answered: " There is but one commandment, and that one is the greatest of all, and that commandment is: `Hear O [[Israel]], the Lord our [[God]], the Lord is one; and you shall [[love]] the Lord your [[God]] with all your [[heart]] and with all your [[soul]], with all your [[mind]] and with all your [[strength]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.6] This is the first and great commandment. And the second commandment is like this first; indeed, it springs directly therefrom, and it is: `You shall [[love]] your [[neighbor]] as yourself.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Leviticus#Chapter_.19] There is no other commandment greater than these; on these two commandments hang all the [[law]] and the [[prophets]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_22]

174:4.2 Then came forward one of the [[groups]] of the [[Pharisees]] to ask [[Quibble|harassing]] questions, and the [[spokesman]], signaling to [[Jesus]], said: " Master, I am a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyer lawyer], and I would like to ask you which, in your [[opinion]], is the greatest commandment? " [[Jesus]] answered: " There is but one commandment, and that one is the greatest of all, and that commandment is: `Hear O [[Israel]], the Lord our [[God]], the Lord is one; and you shall [[love]] the Lord your [[God]] with all your [[heart]] and with all your [[soul]], with all your [[mind]] and with all your [[strength]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.6] This is the first and great commandment. And the second commandment is like this first; indeed, it springs directly therefrom, and it is: `You shall [[love]] your [[neighbor]] as yourself.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Leviticus#Chapter_.19] There is no other commandment greater than these; on these two commandments hang all the [[law]] and the [[prophets]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_22]

174:4.3 When the [[lawyer]] [[perceived]] that [[Jesus]] had answered not only in [[accordance]] with the highest [[concept]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_religion Jewish religion], but that he had also answered [[wisely]] in the sight of the assembled multitude, he [[thought]] it the better part of [[valor]] openly to commend [[the Master]]'s reply. Accordingly, he said: " Of a [[truth]], Master, you have well said that [[God]] is one and there is none beside him; and that to [[love]] him with all the [[heart]], [[understanding]], and [[strength]], and also to [[love]] one's [[neighbor]] as one's [[self]], is the first and great commandment; and we are [[agreed]] that this great commandment is much more to be regarded than all the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_Offerings_%28scripture%29 burnt offerings] and [[sacrifices]]. " When the lawyer answered thus [[discreet]]ly, [[Jesus]] looked down upon him and said, " My [[friend]], I [[perceive]] that you are not far from [[the kingdom]] of God. "

174:4.3 When the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyer lawyer][[perceived]] that [[Jesus]] had answered not only in [[accordance]] with the highest [[concept]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_religion Jewish religion], but that he had also answered [[wisely]] in the sight of the assembled multitude, he [[thought]] it the better part of [[valor]] openly to commend [[the Master]]'s reply. Accordingly, he said: " Of a [[truth]], Master, you have well said that [[God]] is one and there is none beside him; and that to [[love]] him with all the [[heart]], [[understanding]], and [[strength]], and also to [[love]] one's [[neighbor]] as one's [[self]], is the first and great commandment; and we are [[agreed]] that this great commandment is much more to be regarded than all the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_Offerings_%28scripture%29 burnt offerings] and [[sacrifices]]. " When the lawyer answered thus [[discreet]]ly, [[Jesus]] looked down upon him and said, " My [[friend]], I [[perceive]] that you are not far from [[the kingdom]] of God. "

174:4.4 [[Jesus]] [[spoke]] the [[truth]] when he referred to this lawyer as being " not far from [[the kingdom]], " for that very night he went out to [[the Master]]'s camp near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane], professed [[faith]] in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], and was [[baptized]] by Josiah, one of the [[disciples]] of [[Abner]].

174:4.4 [[Jesus]] [[spoke]] the [[truth]] when he referred to this lawyer as being " not far from [[the kingdom]], " for that very night he went out to [[the Master]]'s camp near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane], professed [[faith]] in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], and was [[baptized]] by Josiah, one of the [[disciples]] of [[Abner]].

174:4.5 [[Two]] or [[three]] other [[groups]] of the [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] were present and had [[intended]] to ask [[questions]], but they were either disarmed by [[Jesus]]' answer to the lawyer, or they were deterred by the discomfiture of all who had undertaken to ensnare him. After this no man [[dared]] to ask him another question in [[public]].

174:4.5 [[Two]] or [[three]] other [[groups]] of the [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] were present and had [[intended]] to ask [[questions]], but they were either disarmed by [[Jesus]]' answer to the lawyer, or they were deterred by the discomfiture of all who had undertaken to ensnare him. After this no man [[dared]] to ask him another question in [[public]].

174:4.6 When no more [[questions]] were forthcoming, and as the noon hour was near, [[Jesus]] did not resume his [[teaching]] but was content merely to ask the [[Pharisees]] and their [[associates]] a question. Said Jesus: " Since you ask no more questions, I would like to ask you one. What do you [[think]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Deliverer]? That is, whose son is he? " After a brief pause one of the [[scribes]] answered, " The [[Messiah]] is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line son of David]. " And since [[Jesus]] knew that there had been much [[debate]], even among his own [[disciples]], as to whether or not he was the son of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic David], he asked this further question: " If [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Deliverer] is indeed the son of David, how is it that, in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_110 Psalm] which you accredit to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David], he himself, [[speaking]] in the [[spirit]], says, `The Lord said to my lord, sit on my right hand until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_110] If [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David] calls him Lord, how then can he be his son? " Although the rulers, the [[scribes]], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] made no reply to this [[question]], they likewise refrained from asking him any more questions in an [[effort]] to entangle him. They never answered this question which [[Jesus]] put to them, but after [[the Master]]'s [[death]] they attempted to [[escape]] the [[difficulty]] by [[changing]] the [[interpretation]] of this Psalm so as to make it refer to [[Abraham]] instead of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Messiah]. Others sought to [[escape]] the [[dilemma]] by disallowing that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David] was the [[author]] of this so-called [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_110 Messianic Psalm].

174:4.6 When no more [[questions]] were forthcoming, and as the noon hour was near, [[Jesus]] did not resume his [[teaching]] but was content merely to ask the [[Pharisees]] and their [[associates]] a question. Said Jesus: " Since you ask no more questions, I would like to ask you one. What do you [[think]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Deliverer]? That is, whose son is he? " After a brief pause one of the [[scribes]] answered, " The [[Messiah]] is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line son of David]. " And since [[Jesus]] knew that there had been much [[debate]], even among his own [[disciples]], as to whether or not he was the son of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic David], he asked this further question: " If [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Deliverer] is indeed the son of David, how is it that, in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_110 Psalm] which you accredit to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David], he himself, [[speaking]] in the [[spirit]], says, `The Lord said to my lord, sit on my right hand until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_110] If [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David] calls him Lord, how then can he be his son? " Although the rulers, the [[scribes]], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] made no reply to this [[question]], they likewise refrained from asking him any more questions in an [[effort]] to entangle him. They never answered this question which [[Jesus]] put to them, but after [[the Master]]'s [[death]] they attempted to [[escape]] the [[difficulty]] by [[changing]] the [[interpretation]] of this Psalm so as to make it refer to [[Abraham]] instead of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Messiah]. Others sought to [[escape]] the [[dilemma]] by disallowing that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David] was the [[author]] of this so-called [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_110 Messianic Psalm].

174:4.7 A short time back the [[Pharisees]] had [[enjoyed]] the [[manner]] in which the [[Sadducees]] had been [[silenced]] by [[the Master]]; now the [[Sadducees]] were delighted by the [[failure]] of the [[Pharisees]]; but such [[rivalry]] was only momentary; they speedily [[forgot]] their time-honored [[differences]] in the [[united]] [[effort]] to stop [[Jesus]]' [[teachings]] and doings. But throughout all of these [[experiences]] the [[common people]] heard him [[gladly]].

174:4.7 A short time back the [[Pharisees]] had [[enjoyed]] the [[manner]] in which the [[Sadducees]] had been [[silence]]d by [[the Master]]; now the [[Sadducees]] were delighted by the [[failure]] of the [[Pharisees]]; but such [[rivalry]] was only momentary; they speedily forgot their time-honored [[differences]] in the [[united]] [[effort]] to stop [[Jesus]]' [[teachings]] and doings. But throughout all of these [[experiences]] the [[common people]] heard him [[gladly]].

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