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The Tradition of the Elders

Matthew 15:1

In 9 translations

BSB
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
KJV
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
WEB
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
ASV
Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
LSV
Then they come to Jesus from Jerusalem—scribes and Pharisees—saying,
YLT
Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem — scribes and Pharisees — saying,
DBY
Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying,
DRC
Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:
GNV
Then came to Iesus the Scribes and Pharises, which were of Hierusalem, saying,

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οἱ (“those”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place Φαρισαῖοι elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place γραμματεῖς elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: Ἰησοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἰησοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont add οἱ.
  • SBLGNT: Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖς; Robinson–Pierpont read γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Τότε προσέρχονται τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων Φαρισαῖοι καὶ γραμματεῖς λέγοντες
RP2018
Τότε προσέρχονται τῷ Ἰησοῦ οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, λέγοντες,
TR-Boyd
Τότε προσέρχονται τῷ Ἰησοῦ οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, λέγοντες,
SCR1894
τοτε προσερχονται τω ιησου οι απο ιεροσολυμων γραμματεις και φαρισαιοι λεγοντες

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
  • Mark 3:22And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
  • Luke 5:21But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
  • Matthew 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • Acts 23:9A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
  • Matthew 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
  • Luke 5:17One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to…
  • Mark 7:1–23Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. Now in holding to the tradition of…
  • Matthew 23:15–28Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If…

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