Matthew 15:1
THEN there come to Jesus the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying:
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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 sat down in Moses' seat.
Mark 3:22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said: He has Beelzebul, and through the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.
Luke 5:17And it came to pass, on a certain day, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem; and there was power of the Lord for healing them.
Luke 5:30And the Pharisees, and their scribes[5:30], murmured against his disciples, saying: Why do ye eat and drink with the 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 →