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An Understandable Version
Then some Pharisees and experts in the law of Moses came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Holman Bible
Then
International Standard Version
Then some Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked,
A Conservative Version
Then scholars and Pharisees from Jerusalem come to Jesus, saying,
American Standard Version
Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
Amplified
Then some Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
Anderson New Testament
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees that were of Jerusalem, saying:
Bible in Basic English
Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
Common New Testament
Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
Daniel Mace New Testament
Then the Scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, came to him and said,
Darby Translation
Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying,
Godbey New Testament
Then the scribes and Pharisees, who are from Jerusalem, come to Jesus, saying,
Goodspeed New Testament
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, and said to him,
John Wesley New Testament
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees who were of Jerusalem, saying,
Julia Smith Translation
Then came to Jesus from Jerusalem the scribes and Pharisees, saying,
King James 2000
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, who were from Jerusalem, saying,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
Modern King James verseion
Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying,
Moffatt New Testament
Then Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
Montgomery New Testament
Then some Scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
NET Bible
Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,
New Heart English Bible
Then the Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
Noyes New Testament
Then come to Jesus Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem, saying,
Sawyer New Testament
THEN came the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying,
The Emphasized Bible
Then, there come unto Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and Scribes, saying -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
THEN came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then some Pharisees and Teachers of the Law came to Jesus, and said:
Webster
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, saying,
Weymouth New Testament
Then there came to Jesus a party of Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, who inquired,
Williams New Testament
Then some Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus, and asked Him,
World English Bible
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
Worrell New Testament
Then there come to Jesus, from Jerusalem, Pharisees and scribes, saying,
Worsley New Testament
Then came to Jesus the scribes and pharisees from Jerusalem saying,
Youngs Literal Translation
Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees -- saying,
Themes
Ecclesiasticism » Traditional rules of the jewish
Hypocrites » Described as » Regarding tradition more than the word of God
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Traditions of, in regard to » The washing of hands
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 15:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Human Traditions And God's Commandments
1 Then some Pharisees and experts in the law of Moses came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 "Why do your disciples violate the tradition of the [Jewish] elders? For they do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before eating [their meals]."
Cross References
Matthew 5:20
For I say to you people, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven unless what you do that is right excels what the experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] do that is right.
Matthew 23:2
saying, "The experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees teach by the authority of Moses.
Matthew 23:15-28
"It is too bad for you hypocritical experts in the law of Moses and [you] Pharisees! For you travel over land and sea [in hope of] making one person a proselyte [i.e., a convert to the Jewish religion]. And when you do convert one, you make him twice as deserving of hell as yourselves.
Mark 3:22
And the experts in the law of Moses who had come down from Jerusalem were saying [Note: This followed the incident of Jesus healing a man with an evil spirit. See Matt. 12:22-28], "He has Beelzebub [in him]," and "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] the chief of evil spirits."
Mark 7:1-23
The Pharisees and some experts in the law of Moses, who had come from Jerusalem, gathered around Jesus.
Luke 5:17
And it happened on one of those days [in Capernaum. See Mark 2:1], as He was teaching, that some Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] and teachers of the law of Moses, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, were sitting around [i.e., listening to Him]. And the power of the Lord was with Him, enabling Him to heal people.
Luke 5:21
Then the experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees began to reason [in their minds], saying, "Who is this man who speaks things against God [i.e., by claiming the ability to forgive sins]? Who can forgive sins except God only?"
Luke 5:30
Now the Pharisees and their experts in the law of Moses complained to Jesus' disciples, saying, "Why do you men eat and drink with tax collectors and worldly people?"
Acts 23:9
A loud commotion developed [in the Council meeting]. Some of the teachers of the law of Moses who belonged to the Pharisee party stood up and argued, saying, "We can find nothing wrong with this man. What if an angel or spirit did speak to him?"