Matthew 15:1

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

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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 disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”

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Cross References

Matthew 23:2saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.

Mark 3:22The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.”

Luke 5:17On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.

Luke 5:30Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the 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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