Matthew 15:1
Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
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In The King James Version
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
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Cross References
Matthew 23:2The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;
Mark 3:22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.
Luke 5:17And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.
Luke 5:30And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:1
In this chapter, we have our Lord Jesus, as the great Prophet teaching, as the great Physician healing, and as the great Shepherd of the sheep feeding; as the Father of spirits instructing them; as the Conqueror of Satan dispossessing him; and as concerned for the bodies of his people, providing for them. Here is, I. Christ's discourse with the scribes and Pharisees about human traditions and injunctions, ver. 1-9 . II. His discourse with the multitude, and with his disciples, concerning the things that defile a… Read the whole commentary →