Matthew 15:1

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, The scribes and Pharisees - of Jerusalem - Our Lord was now in Galilee, Matthew 14:34.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See also Mark 7:1-9 . Then came to Jesus ... - Mark says that they saw the disciples of Jesus eating with unwashed hands. Matthew 15:2...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(1) Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, (1) None commonly are more bold condemners of God, then they whom God...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Washing of Hands and the Traditions of the Elders ( Mark 7:1-23 *). Mt. is again briefer than Mk. He omits the parenthetical explanation Mark...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

came . come. scribes, &c. . the scribes. Note the four parties addressed in this chapter: (1) scribes, &c. from Jerusalem, verses: Matthe...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:1 . Then scribes and Pharisees. As the fault that is here corrected is not only common but highly dangerous, the passage is parti...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then came to Jesus, &c.— The law of Moses required external cleanness as a part of religion: not however for its own sake, but to signify with...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, The time of this section was after that Passover which was nigh at...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Were of Jerusalem] RV 'come from Jerusalem.' The active hostility of the hierarchy, strikingly manifested by the sending of these emissaries, is ex...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Traditions of the Elders. The Canaanitish Woman. Feeding the Four Thousand 1-20. Unwashed hands and the traditions of the elders ( Mark 7:1 )....
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XV. (1) Scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem. — The presence of these actors on the scene is every way significant. They had been prom...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 12 The Crisis in Galilee Matthew 14:1-36 - Matthew 15:1-39 - Matthew 16:1-12 . THE lives of John and of Jesus, lived so far apart,...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Truth above Men's Teaching Matthew 15:1-9 The legal washing of hands before eating was especially sacred in the eyes of the Pharisees. “H...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The question was not of cleanliness, but of ritual. This washing of hands to remove imaginary evil was a part of the tradition of the elders. Against...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS I n this Chapter we have Christ's discourses with the scribes. The woman of Canaan, seeking to Jesus for her daughter: and the Lord feeding...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, (2) Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then came to Jesus Scribes and Pharisees ,.... After he had wrought so many miracles, particularly that of feeding five thousand men; besides women...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Ver. 1. Then came to Jesus ] Then, when the men of Gennesaret favoured...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees See notes on Mark 7:1-23 , where the facts here spoken of are related more at large. Why do thy disciple...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

After the power and grace of the Lord Jesus has wrought so great, refreshing blessing, the cold, barren criticism of scribes and Pharisees of Jerusal...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jesus Reproves the Scribes and Pharisees. 1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharis...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

MATTHEW CHAPTER 15 Matthew 15:1-9 Christ reproveth the scribes and Pharisees for setting their own traditions above the commandments of God. Ma...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,' Pharisees and Scribes (learned Teachers of the Law) now come down from Jeru...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Challenge From Jerusalem (15:1-9). In Chapter s 11-12, after the discourse in chapter 10, Matthew had begun by drawing attention to the impris...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 15:1 . Of Jerusalem. — From Jerusalem (see R.V.). Probably a deputation from the Sanhedrin sent expressly to watch Him....
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:1-2 . Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the el...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:1 . Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, They had taken a journey to come and attack him; perha...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:1 . Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Our Lord had been busily engaged in healing the sick, a...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:1-14 . then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the e...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:2 . Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? The cabala, or unwritten law, was counted by the pharisees of equal au...
The Biblical Illustrator

Why do Thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? Pharisaic evasions I. The worst form of hypocrisy is that which sets aside plain m...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 15:1-40 Discourse concerning ceremonial pollution. ( Mark 7:1-41 .) Matthew 15:1 Then . This is after the thir...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Lesson Concerning Defilement. The Pharisees voice an objection:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 23:9 ; Luke 5:17 ; Luke 5:21 ; Luke 5:30 ; Mark 7:1 ; Matthew 23:15 ; Matthew 23:2 ; Matthew 5:20
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Mark 7:1 .

¹ Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

Related Commentaries of Matthew 15:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 15:1