Pharisees: meaning of the name

Pharisees in Scripture

“Pharisees” appears in 85 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

• Matthew 3:7

  But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

• 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.

• Matthew 9:11

  And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

• Matthew 9:14

  Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

• Matthew 9:34

  But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

• Matthew 12:2

  But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

• Matthew 12:14

  Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

• Matthew 12:24

  But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.