Matthew 15:1

Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem — scribes and Pharisees — saying,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2'Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

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Cross References

Matthew 23:2saying, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

Mark 3:22and the scribes who [are] from Jerusalem having come down, said — 'He hath Beelzeboul,' and — 'By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'

Luke 5:17And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was — to heal them.

Luke 5:30and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, 'Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'

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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