Matthew 15:1

Then some scribes and Pharisees came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

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In The King James Version

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

In Context

2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

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Cross References

Matthew 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

Mark 3:22And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”

Luke 5:17One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.

Luke 5:30But their scribes and the Pharisees complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors 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 →

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