Matthew 15:1
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
- KJV
- Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
- WEB
- Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
- ASV
- Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
- DARBY
- Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying,
- BLB
- Then Pharisees and scribes come to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
- ÅB
- Da kom fariseere og skriftlærde fra Jerusalem til Jesus og sa:
- OTB
- Da kom noen fariseere og skriftlærde fra Jerusalem til Jesus og spurte,
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- Da kom fariseere og skriftlærde fra Jerusalem til Jesus og sa: Mark.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 5:30
But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Read in contextMark 3:22
And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
Read in contextLuke 5:21
But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Read in contextMatthew 23:2
“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
Read in contextActs 23:9
A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
Read in contextMatthew 5:20
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Read in contextMark 7:1–23
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
Read in contextLuke 5:17
One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
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