Matthew 22:35 (DRB)

Passage

And one of them, a doctor of the law, asked him, tempting him:

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:33 And the multitudes hearing it were in admiration at his doctrine.

Matthew 22:34 But the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together.

Matthew 22:35 And one of them, a doctor of the law, asked him, tempting him:

Matthew 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Matthew 22:37 Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "doctor", "asked", and "tempting". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "doctor" and "asked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "But the Pharisees hearing that he had..." into verse 36's "Master which is the great commandment in...", so "doctor" and "asked" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "doctor" and "asked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.