Matthew 15:1

Then came to Jesus the scribes and pharisees from Jerusalem saying,

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:2The scribes and pharisees sit in the seat of Moses:

Mark 3:22And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He is in league with Beelzebub, and casts out demons by the help of the prince of demons.

Luke 5:17And one day, as He was teaching, there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people:

Luke 5:30And their scribes and pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with 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 →

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