SEV Biblia, Chapter 22:34
¶ Entonces los fariseos, oyendo que había cerrado la boca a los saduceos, se juntaron a una.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 22:34
Verse 34. They were gathered together.] epi to auto-they came together with one accord, or, for the same purpose; i.e. of ensnaring him in his discourse, as the Sadducees had done, ver. 23. The Codex Bezae and several of the Itala have ep auton, against him. Camen togidre into oon.-Old MS. Eng, Bib.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 34. But when the Pharisees had heard , etc.] Either with their own ears, they being some of them present: or rather from the relation of others, from the Scribes, who expressed their approbation of Christs answer to the Sadducees; for the Pharisees, with the Herodians, in a body, had left him, and were gone to their respective places of abode; or to them that sent them, being baffled and confounded by him: but now hearing that he had put the Sadducees to silence , or stopped their mouths, having nothing to reply, which itself, was not disagreeable; for they were as opposite as could be to them in the doctrine of the resurrection, and in other things, and were their sworn and avowed enemies: and yet it sadly gravelled them, that Christ should be too hard for, and get the victory over all sects among them. Wherefore, considering that should he go on with success in this manner, his credit with the people would increase yet more and more; and therefore, though they had been so shamefully defeated in two late attempts, yet they were gathered together in great hurry upon this occasion. The Ethiopic version reads it, they were gathered to him, that is, to Christ; and so reads the copy that Beza gave to the university of Cambridge: but the other reading, as it is general, so more suitable to the place: they gathered together at some certain house, where they consulted what to do, what methods to take, to put a stop to his growing interest with the people, and how they might bring him into disgrace with them; and they seemed to have fixed on this method, that one among them, who was the ablest doctor, and best skilled in the law, should put a question to him relating to the law, which was then agitated among them, the solution of which was very difficult; and they the rather chose to take this course by setting a single person upon him, that should he succeed, the victory would be the greater, and the whole sect would share in the honour of it; and should he be silenced, the public disgrace and confusion would only fall on himself, and not the whole body, as in the former instances. This being agreed to, they went unto him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 34-40 - An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to try, not s much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first an 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 ou 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 ou neighbour as ourselves, is the second great commandment. There is 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 welfar of our own souls and bodies. And we must love our neighbour as trul and sincerely as we love ourselves; in many cases we must den ourselves for the good of others. By these two commandments let ou hearts be formed as by a mould.
Greek Textus Receptus
οι 3588 T-NPM δε 1161 CONJ φαρισαιοι 5330 N-NPM ακουσαντες 191 5660 V-AAP-NPM οτι 3754 CONJ εφιμωσεν 5392 5656 V-AAI-3S τους 3588 T-APM σαδδουκαιους 4523 N-APM συνηχθησαν 4863 5681 V-API-3P επι 1909 PREP το 3588 T-ASN αυτο 846 P-ASN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
34. Put to silence (efimwsen). There is a kind of grim humor in the use of this word: he had muzzled the Sadducees. Compare ver. 12.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
22:34 {He had put the Sadducees to silence} (ephim"sen tous Saddoukaious). Muzzled the Sadducees. The Pharisees could not restrain their glee though they were joining with the Sadducees in trying to entrap Jesus. {Gathered themselves together} (sunecqesan epi to auto). First aorist passive, were gathered together. epi to auto explains more fully sun-. See also #Ac 2:47. "Mustered their forces" (Moffatt).
