Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
- BSB Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
- 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 say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- Mark 3:22And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
- Matt 23:2Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
- Luke 5:21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
- Acts 23:9And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
- Luke 5:30But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
- Mark 7:1–23Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
- Luke 5:17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
- Matt 23:15–28Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
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