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Matthew 15:1

Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,

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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 yoʋr disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

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Cross References

Matthew 23:2“The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat.

Mark 3:22But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”

Luke 5:17On one of those days, as he was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people.

Luke 5:30But the scribes of the people and the Pharisees were grumbling at his disciples, saying, “Why are you eating and drinking 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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