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Matthew 15

Matt. 15:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

Mark 7:1• ¹And the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who came from Jerusalem are gathered together unto him, (Mark 7:1)

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Cross References

1-9: Christ reproves the Scribes and Pharisees for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions;

10-20: teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man.

21-28: He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan,

29-31: and other great multitudes;

32-39: and with seven loaves and a few little fishes feeds four thousand men, beside women and children.

came.

Mark 7:1‑13• ¹And the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who came from Jerusalem are gathered together unto him,
²and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashed, hands,
³{i}for{/i} the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the ancients.
⁴And when they come from the market-place, unless they are washed, they do not eat. And many other things there are which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and vessels, brazen utensils, and couches.
⁵Then the Pharisees and scribes ask him, Why do thy disciples walk not according to the tradition of the ancients, but eat the bread with defiled hands?
⁶{i}But{/i} he answered and said unto them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
⁷But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
⁸For, leaving the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of vessels and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
⁹And he said to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe your own tradition.
¹⁰For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.
¹¹{i}But{/i} ye say, If a man say to his father or mother, It is corban, that is, gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
¹²and ye suffer him no more to do anything for his father or his mother,
¹³making void the word of God through your traditions which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do. (Mark 7:1‑13)

scribes.

Matt. 5:20• ²⁰For I say to you that, except your righteousness surpass [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of the heavens. (Matt. 5:20)

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Matt. 23:2,15‑28• ²{i}saying,{/i} The scribes and Pharisees sat in Moses' seat:
¹⁵{i}Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye compass the sea and the dry [land] to make one proselyte, and when he is become [such], ye make him twofold more [the] son of hell than yourselves.{/i}
¹⁶{i}Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.{/i}
¹⁷{i}Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?{/i}
¹⁸{i}And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.{/i}
¹⁹{i}[Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?{/i}
²⁰{i}He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.{/i}
²¹{i}And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.{/i}
²²{i}And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.{/i}
²³{i}Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.{/i}
²⁴{i}Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel.{/i}
²⁵{i}Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.{/i}
²⁶{i}Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.{/i}
²⁷{i}Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.{/i}
²⁸{i}Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.{/i} (Matt. 23:2,15‑28)

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Luke 5:30• ³⁰{i}And{/i} their scribes and the Pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the tax-gatherers and sinners? (Luke 5:30)

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Acts 23:9• ⁹And there arose a great clamour, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' part stood up and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man; and [what] if a spirit spoke to him or an angel? (Acts 23:9)

which.

Luke 5:17,21• ¹⁷And it came to pass on one of the days that he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judea, and [out of] Jerusalem: and the power of [the] Lord was [there] to heal them.
²¹{i}And the scribes and the Pharisees{/i} began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins, but God alone? (Luke 5:17,21)

J. N. Darby Translation

Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying,

W. Kelly Translation

Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying,

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)