Matthew 22:34 Cross References - RKJNT

³⁴ But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

¹⁴ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

³ Those who were foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them: ⁴ But the wise took oil in their flasks with their lamps. ⁵ While the bridegroom tarried, they all became drowsy and slept.

²⁸ And one of the scribes came, and having heard them arguing, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? ²⁹ And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: ³⁰ And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. ³¹ And the second is this, You shall love your neighbour as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

⁴⁷ Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What should we do? for this man performs many miraculous signs . ⁴⁸ If we let him go on like this, all men will believe in him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and our nation. ⁴⁹ And one of them, named Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year, said to them, You know nothing at all, ⁵⁰ Nor do you consider that it is expedient for you, that one man should die for the people, so that the whole nation should not perish.

²⁴ Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were perplexed and wondered what would come of this. ²⁵ Then someone came and told them, Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. ²⁶ Then the captain with the officers went, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people might stone them. ²⁷ And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, ²⁸ Did we not sternly command you that you should not teach in this name? and, behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

²³ And about that time there arose no small stir about the way. ²⁴ For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen; ²⁵ These he called together, along with workmen of similar occupations, and said, Men, you know that by this craft we have our wealth. ²⁶ Moreover you see and hear, that not only in Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that gods made with hands are not gods at all: ²⁷ So not only is our craft in danger of being discredited; but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may count for nothing, and her magnificence may be degraded, she whom all Asia and the world worships. ²⁸ And when they heard this, they were filled with rage, and cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

²⁸ Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place: and further, he has also brought Greeks into the temple, and has polluted this holy place. ²⁹ (For they had earlier seen him in the city with Trophimus, an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) ³⁰ And all the city was aroused, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and immediately the doors were shut.