Quotes & Notes on:     Matthew 22:40   

• John Wesley's Notes:
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• The Fourfold Gospel:

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• Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:

  Mt 7:12; Joh 1:17; Ro 3:19-21; 13:9; 1Ti 1:5; 1Jo 4:7-11,19-21; Jas 2:8
   

• Robertson's Word Pictures:
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• William Burkitt's Notes:

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• Family Bible Notes:

   These two; they comprehend the substance of all that is required in the Old Testament scriptures.
   

• 1599 Geneva Bible Notes:
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• People's New Testament Commentary:

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• Albert Barnes' Commentary:

   On these two commandments hang, etc. That is, these comprehend the substance of what Moses in the law, and what the prophets have spoken. What they have said has been to endeavour to win men to the love of God and each other. Love to God and man comprehends the whole [of] religion; and to produce this has been the design of Moses, the prophets, the Saviour, and the apostles.
  
  Mr 12:32-34 adds, that the scribe said, "Well, Master, thou hast said the truth:" and that he assented to what Jesus had said, and admitted that to love God and man in this manner was more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices; that is, was of more value or importance. Jesus, in reply, told him that he was "not far from the kingdom of God;" i.e., by his reply he had shown that he was almost prepared to receive the doctrines of the gospel. He had shown a real acquaintance with the law, which showed he was nearly prepared to receive the teachings of Jesus. See Barnes for Mt 3:2.
  
  Mark and Luke say that this had such an effect on them that no man, after that, durst ask him any question, Lu 20:40; Mr 12:34. This does not mean that none of his disciples durst ask him any question, but none of the Jews. He had confounded all their sects: the Herodians, (Mt 22:15-22;) the Sadducees, (Mt 22:23-33;) and last, the Pharisees, (Mt 22:34-40.) All finding themselves unable to confound him, they gave up the attempt.
  
  {m} "commandments hang" Ro 13:9; Jas 2:8
  
   

• Jamieson-Faussett Brown:

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• Spurgeon Commentary on Matthew:

  The teaching of Moses and all the prophets might be summarized in "these two commandments." The duty of loving God and loving our neighbor as we love ourselves is the supreme subject of the divine revelation. On this, as on a great peg, "hang all the law and the prophets." Remove the peg, and what have you left as a support for the teaching given by the Lord through the holy men of old who wrote as they were moved by the Holy Ghost?
   

• Spurgeon Devotional Commentary:

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• Adam Clarke's Commentary:

    On these two-hang all the law and the prophets.] They are like the first and last links of a chain, all the intermediate ones depend on them. True religion begins and ends in love to God and man. These are the two grand links that unite God to man, man to his fellows, and men again to God.
  
  Love is the fulfilling of the law, says St. Paul, Ro 13:10; for he who has the love of God in him delights to obey the Divine precepts, and to do all manner of kindness to men for God's sake.

   

• Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary:

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