Matthew 15:1

Matthew 15:1
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"Dispute of Jesus and the Pharisees over tribute money" by Gustave Doré (1866).
Book	Gospel of Matthew
Christian Bible part	New Testament

Matthew 15:1 is a verse in the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.

Content

In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:

Τότε προσέρχονται τῷ Ἰησοῦ οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, λέγοντες,

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

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

The New International Version translates the passage as:

Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

Analysis

The Scribes were said to be proud of their knowledge of the law, while the Pharisees were proud of their sanctity. Those from Jerusalem were reputed as being the most learned of all. ^{[1] [2]}

Commentary from the Church Fathers

Rabanus Maurus: "The men of Gennezareth and the less learned believe; but they who seem to be wise come to dispute with Him; according to that, Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Whence it is said, Then came to him from Jerusalem Scribes and Pharisees." ^[3]

Augustine: " The Evangelist thus constructs the order of his narrative, Then came unto him, that, as appeared in the passage over the lake, the order of the events that followed that might be shown." ^[3]

Chrysostom: " For this reason also the Evangelist marks the time that He may show their iniquity overcome by nothing; for they came to Him at a time when He had wrought many miracles, when He had healed the sick by the touch of His hem. That the Scribes and Pharisees are here said to have come from Jerusalem, it should be known that they were dispersed through all the tribes, but those that dwelt in the Metropolis were worse than the others, their higher dignity inspiring them with a greater degree of pride." ^[3]

References

1. Robert Witham, Annotations on the New Testament of Jesus Christ. Dublin: 1730.
2. John MacEvilly, An Exposition of the Gospel of St. John consisting of an analysis of each chapter and of a Commentary critical, exegetical, doctrinal and moral, Dublin Gill & Son 1879.
3. "Catena Aurea: commentary on the four Gospels; collected out of the works of the Fathers. Oxford: Parker, 1874. Thomas Aquinas".This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Other translations of Matthew 15:1 at BibleHub

Preceded by Matthew 14:35

Gospel of Matthew Chapter 15

Succeeded by Matthew 15:2