Matthew 15:1
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Matthew 15:1 in other translations
| BSB | Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, |
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| WEB | Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, |
| ASV | Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying, |
| YLT | Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem--scribes and Pharisees--saying, |
| DARBY | Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying, |
| BBE | Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying, |
| Webster | Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, saying, |
What does Matthew 15:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Mt 15:1-20. Discourse on Ceremonial Pollution. ( = Mr 7:1, 23).
The time of this section was after that Passover which was nigh at hand when our Lord fed the five thousand (Joh 6:4)--the third Passover, as we take it, since His public ministry began, but which He did not keep at Jerusalem for the reason mentioned in Joh 7:1. 1. Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem--or "from Jerusalem." Mark (Mr 7:1) says they "came from" it: a deputation probably sent from the capital expressly to watch Him. As He had not come to them at the last Passover, which they had reckoned on, they now come to Him. "And," says Mark (Mr 7:2, 3), "when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen hands"--hands not ceremonially cleansed by washing--"they found fault. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft"--literally, "in" or "with the fist"; that is, probably washing the one hand by the use of the other--though some understand it, with our version, in the sense of "diligently," "sedulously"--"eat not, holding the tradition of the elders"; acting religiously according to the custom handed down to them. "And when they come from the market" (Mr 7:4)--"And after market": after any common business, or attending a court of justice, where the Jews, as Webster and Wilkinson remark, after their subjection to the Romans, were especially exposed to intercourse and contact with heathens--"except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups and pots, brazen vessels and tables"--rather, "couches," such as were used at meals, which probably were merely sprinkled for ceremonial purposes. "Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him," saying--as follows:Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
The Pharisees accuse the disciples of eating with unwashed hands, Mat 15:1, Mat 15:2. Our Lord answers, and convicts them of gross hypocrisy, Mat 15:3-9. Teaches the people and the disciples what it is that renders men unclean, Mat 15:10-20. Heals the daughter of a Canaanitish woman, Mat 15:21-28. Heals many diseased people on a mountain of Galilee, Mat 15:29-31. With seven loaves, and a few little fishes, he feeds 4,000 men, besides women and children, Mat 15:32-38. Having dismissed the multitudes, he comes to the coast of Magdala, Mat 15:39. Verse 1 The scribes and Pharisees - of Jerusalem - Our Lord was now in Galilee, Mat 14:34.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 15:1-9
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Matthew 15:1 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 15:1
- Luke 5:30
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
- Mark 3:22
And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
- Luke 5:21
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
- Matthew 23:2
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
- Acts 23:9
And 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.
- Matthew 5:20
For 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 7:1-23
Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. …
- Luke 5:17
And 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 Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
- Matthew 23:15-28
Woe 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. Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
10 teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man.
21 He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan,
29 and other great multitudes;
32 and with seven loaves and a few little fishes feeds four thousand men, beside women and children.
came.
Mr 7:1-13
scribes.
5:20; 23:2,15-28; Lu 5:30; Ac 23:9
which.
Lu 5:17,21
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Context
- Matthew 15:1
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
- Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Matthew 15:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ENTONCES llegaron á Jesús ciertos escribas y Fariseos de Jerusalem, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Alors les scribes et les pharisiens de Jérusalem viennent à Jésus, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dann kommen die Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer von Jerusalem zu Jesu und sagen: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tunc accesserunt ad eum ab Jerosolymis scribæ et pharisæi, dicentes: |