Matthew 15:1

That Which Defiles

1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

Matthew 15:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
ESV
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
NLT
1 Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,
MSG
1 After that, Pharisees and religion scholars came to Jesus all the way from Jerusalem, criticizing,
CSB
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked,

Matthew 15:1 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 15:1

Then came to Jesus Scribes and Pharisees
After he had wrought so many miracles, particularly that of feeding five thousand men; besides women and children, with five loaves and two fishes: the fame of which had reached Jerusalem, and occasioned much talk there about him: the Scribes and Pharisees, who were his inveterate enemies, hearing thereof, came to him, where he was, in Galilee: to know the truth of these things, to converse with him, and to watch, and observe, what he said and did;

which were of Jerusalem, saying.
There were Scribes and Pharisees throughout the land, but those of Jerusalem were the chief; they were men of the greatest learning and abilities, and were more expert in their religion and customs: these were either sent by the sanhedrim at Jerusalem, or came of themselves; taking upon them a greater power, and authority of examining, correcting, directing, and advising.

Matthew 15:1 In-Context

1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’
5 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’
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