Matthew 15:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,”
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BSBPD
“Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem--scribes and Pharisees--saying,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 15:1 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
- Matthew 23:15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
- Mark 3:22And 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.”
- Mark 7:1Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
- Luke 5:17One 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.
- Luke 5:21But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
- Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Acts 23:9A 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?”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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