And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tested him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up. "What ought I to do to obtain eternal life?" This lawyer is not the same as the one mentioned by S. Matthew 22:35, as is clear from the circumstances there recorded.
And tempted Him. He asked the question, not for any good motive, but with the design of tempting Christ to give some answer concerning Himself or His doctrine, which might lay Him open to the charge of being a breaker or a despiser of the law. Toletus.
