Peshitta New Testament

Peshitta New Testament — Murdock — Section 16

And when the Pharisees heard that he had put 34 the Sadducees to silence, they assembled together ; (35) and one of them, who was expert in the law," 35 to tempt him, inquired : (36) Teacher,? which is the 36 MATTHEW, XXIII. 45 37 great command in the law ?'" (37) Jesus said to him : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, ^ and 38 with all thy mind.t (38). This is the great and first 39 command. (39) And the second, which is like it, 40 is. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (40) On these two commands hang the law^ and the 41 prophets. (41) And while the Pharisees were 42 assembled, Jesus questioned them, (42) and said: What say ye respecting the Messiah ? Whose son is he? They say to him; The son of David. 43 (43) He saith to them : How then doth David, by 44 the Spirit, call him Lord ? for he said : (44) The Lord said to my Lord, Seat thj'self at my right hand, until I place thy enemies under thy feet. 45 (45) If David then call him Lord, how is he his 46 son? (46) And no one was able to give him an answer? And from that da}", no one dared to question him. XXIII. Then Jesus conversed with the multitude 2 and with his disciples, (2) and said to them : The Scribes and Pharisees sit in the seat of Moses. 3 (3) AVhatever therefore they tell you to observe, that observe and do. But according to their deeds, 4 practise ye not: for they say, and do not. (4) They tie up heavy burdens, and lay [them] on men's shoulders ; but will not themselves touch 5 them with their finger. (5) And all their works they do, to be seen of men : for they make their phylacteries^' broad, and extend the fringes^ of