And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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Gill's Exposition
And behold a certain lawyer stood up,.... From his seat, having been hearing Christ preach, very likely, in some synagogue; when and where this was, is not certain. The Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic…
Barnes' Notes
A certain lawyer - One who professed to be well skilled in the laws of Moses, and whose business it was to explain them. Stood up - Rose - came forward to address him. Tempted him - Feigned a desire…
We have here Christ's discourse with a lawyer about some points of conscience, which we are all concerned to be rightly informed in and are so here from Christ though the questions were proposed with…
Cambridge Bible
25-37. The Parable of the Good Samaritan.
25. a certain lawyer A teacher of the Mosaic Law differing little from a scribe, as the man is called in Mar 12:28. The same person may have had both…
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