And tempted him (εκπειραζων αυτον). Present active participle, conative idea, trying to tempt him. There is no "and" in the Greek.…

A certain lawyer. One who professed to be well skilled in the laws of Moses; and whose business it was to explain them.

Stood u…

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up.—On the word “lawyer” and its difference from the more generic “scribe,” see Note …

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted Him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And He, answering, said, Thou…

The Venerable Bede: Our Lord had previously told His disciples that their names were written in heaven. It seems to me that fro…

The expertise of the man in this incident lay in details of the Jewish religion. The fact that he wanted to “test” Jesus may, but does not necessar…

And behold a certain lawyer stood up
From his seat, having been hearing Christ preach, very likely, in some synagogu…

If we speak of eternal life, and the way to it, in a careless manner, we take the name of God in vain. No one will ever love God and his neighbor w…