Matthew 15:1

Then some Scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2"Why do your disciples keep transgressing the tradition of the elders by not washing their hands before eating?"

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Cross References

Matthew 23:2"The Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat;

Mark 3:22The Scribes also who had come down from Jerusalem, said, "He is Beelzebub," and, "He casts out demons by the power of the Prince of the demons."

Luke 5:17One day he was teaching, and near to him were seated Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

Luke 5:30And the Pharisees and their scribes began complaining to his disciples, saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax- gatherers 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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