Matthew 15:1
Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 23:2Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses.
Mark 3:22And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.
Luke 5:17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them.
Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans 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 →