Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
- KJV Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
- NKJV Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
- NASB Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
- NLT Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,
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Quick answer
Pharisees and scribes come from Jerusalem to question Jesus. Religious leaders confront Him over matters of tradition.
Overview
Representatives of the religious establishment travel from Jerusalem to challenge Jesus, signaling official scrutiny of His ministry. Their arrival introduces a significant dispute about tradition and the heart of true obedience. The verse sets the stage for Jesus' penetrating teaching on what truly defiles a person.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Matt 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- 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.”
- Matt 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
- 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?”
- 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?”
- Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Mark 7:1–23Then 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.
- Matt 23:15–28Woe 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.
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