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Matthew 15:1

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

KJV

Τότε προσέρχονται τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖς λέγοντες·

Greek NT

Tunc accesserunt ad eum ab Jerosolymis scribæ et pharisæi, dicentes :

Vulgate

Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

ASV

Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Φαρισαῖος
pharisaios
noun · 101×
γραμματεύς
grammateus
noun · 64×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
προσέρχομαι
proserchomai
verb · 87×
τότε
tote
adverb · 157×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
Ἱεροσόλυμα
ierosoluma
noun · 61×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: Ἰησοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: Ἰησοῦ | RP: + οἱ
  • ἸησοῦSBLGNT
  • ἸησοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + οἱRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖς | WH/Treg/NIV: Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖς | RP: γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι
  • Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖςSBLGNT
  • Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • γραμματεῖς καὶ ΦαρισαῖοιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. What then says Christ? He did not set Himself against it, neither made He any defense, but straightway blames them again, plucking down their confidence, and signifying that he who commits great sins ought not to be strict with others concerning small matters. What? When you ought to be blamed, says He, do ye even blame? But do thou observe, how when it is His will to set as…
1. Introduction to the Feeding of the Five Thousand. And when even had come His disciples came to Him, Matthew 14:15 that is, at the consummation of the age in regard to which we may fitly say what is found in the Epistle of John, It is the last hour. 1 John 2:18 They, not yet understanding what the Word was about to do, say to Him, The place is desert, Matthew 14:15 seeing the…

Cross-references

  • 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 a
  • 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 Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the
  • 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?
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mark 7:1 — Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
  • Matt 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.
  • Matt 23:2 — Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat: