Example: > 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings. Answer (1 of 26): Simple search in the KJV shows 983 times in the New Testament. But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath., And it happened that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain. The Pharisees were saying to Him, Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?. Who can forgive sins but God alone?Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, Why does this generation seek for a sign? Whose likeness and inscription does it have? They said, Caesars., And He said to them, Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods.. Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God. For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. And He began to speak to them in parables: A man planted a vineyard and put a wall around it, and dug a vat under the wine press and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey. Matthew wanted to introduce people in his social circle to Jesus. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven. And some of the scribes said to themselves, This fellow blasphemes. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?read more.Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven, or to say, Get up, and walk? Print. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. Why will the same Matthew not document it if Jesus proved to the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law that he is alive? Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to dine with him, and He entered the Pharisees house and reclined at the table. And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread. Nor did the ruling classes of the Jews, especially the Pharisees, like or revere Jesus. For this reason also the wisdom of God said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute. And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?. After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel. But the Pharisees were saying, He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons., Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw. Do you not yet see or understand? But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, Why does this man speak that way? [Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.] And He *said to them, Whose likeness and inscription is this? And they said to Him, Caesars. And Jesus said to them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods. And they were amazed at Him. And whoever swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells within it. And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, This man cannot be the Son of David, can he? But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons., The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, He is possessed by Beelzebul, and He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons., At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat. The ruling Pharisees and Scribes kept a wary and suspicious eye on this very popular Teacher and miracle-worker Jesus and tenaciously followed Him wherever He went. The converted disciple of Jesus, Matthew, the Jewish tax collector, records Jesus words about Scribes & Pharisees in Matthew 23:1-7, Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: The teachers of the law (Scribes) and the Pharisees sit in Moses seat. PHARISEES CONFRONT THE ONCE BLIND MAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS ARE "BLIND" The Pharisees cannot accept that Jesus gave sight to the man who was born blind, so they call in his parents. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get., But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me, the sinner!, I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.. The second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners? But when Jesus heard this, He said, It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.read more.But go and learn what this means: I desire compassion, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners., And it *happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him. Found in: Matthew 12:9-13 Mark 3:1-6 Luke 6:6-11. Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.. Which is easier, to say, Your sins have been forgiven you, or to say, Get up and walk? The Nazarene was a worthy sparring partner. and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. That strikes a lot of people as a downer. The Pharisees were saying to Him, Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?, Now it happened that He was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain. they *said to Him, Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. T/F. And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? The Pharisees saw this as another opportunity to accuse Jesus if He would heal the man on the Sabbath, and they raised the question, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days?" (12:10). But the greatest among you shall be your servant. When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them. 1. if Jesus appeared to the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law it would have been documented. By this point, they have gotten tired of his shenanigans and have decided to confront him and challenge the basis on which he has been saying and doing so many subversive things. On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. Christ wasn't fond of the hardness of the Pharisees' hearts and he confronted them by asking them if it was okay to do good on the Sabbath. They took him, and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men. Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them., As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen, shouting:Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord;Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.read more.But Jesus answered, I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!, So the Pharisees said to Him, You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true.. New International Version So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He? They *said to Him, The son of David. He *said to them, Then how does David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying,read more.The Lord said to my Lord,Sit at My right hand,Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet? And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. The crowd was amazed and said, Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, It is by the prince of demons (Beelzebub/Satan) that he drives out demons. Matthew 9 1-3; 27-34. God's Message is given to His Messengers many times to prepare the way for His Son's appearance. Do you not yet understand or remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up? They questioned Him, saying, Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. There was a landowner who, vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Having eyes, do you not see? And they *came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men. 2. For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, and say, If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets. So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. "One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law (Scribes) were sitting there. What will the owner of the vineyard do? So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. Then He *said to the man, Stretch out your hand! He stretched it out, and it was restored to normal, like the other. They *came and *said to Him, Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?. You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.. And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. This is in contrast to his treatment of women, tax. Prior to Jesus' condemnation of the religious hypocrites, they had been following Him to test Him and . The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also? So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. And Jesus said to them, Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, He said that because we did not bring any bread.read more.But Jesus, aware of this, said, You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread? This verse comes from Isaiah 40:3. And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any. However, that does not include other places where he is mentioned, but not directly or by name. Go. Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. From now on sin no more.]. And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others. So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.. One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. You fools and blind men! But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you. He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. They had placed the man with dropsy right in front of Him to see if He would break the Halakhah laws of the Sabbath and heal the afflicted man. 4. And Jesus answered and said to them, It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not first wash before the meal, was surprised. February 24, 2023 - Mark Legg. A Pharisee was a member of a strict Jewish sect, and it is clear from Luke's narrative that Simon has invited Jesus to his house to challenge him on points of Jewish law . Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk? But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. Woe to you! . Jesus *said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures. The parents know that they face the possibility of being "expelled from the synagogue." Bring Me a denarius to look at., They brought one. And He took hold of him and healed him, and sent him away. So they answered that they did not know where it came from. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Why are you thinking evil in your hearts? and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume. 2. And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them. 00:00. Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust. The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this parable against them. For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, and say, If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.. The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. As Jesus ministry grew and His antipathy to the religious leaders became apparent, they invited Him to discredit and to entrap Him: One Sabbath when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. But He detected their trickery and said to them, Show Me a denarius. Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said. And a man was there whose hand was withered. And Jesus said to them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods. And they were amazed at Him. In His teaching He was saying: Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, who devour widows houses, and for appearances sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation., And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, who devour widows houses, and for appearances sake offer long prayers. Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager. The manager said to himself, What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully. Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said. The manager said to himself, What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? The Pharisees even accused Jesus of doing miracles in the name of Satan. Prior to the events narrated in chapter 12, the chief priests and the Pharisees issued orders that required people to report the location of Jesus in order that the leadership might arrest Him. And he divided unto them Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. Jesus Condemns the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law of Moses -(Mark 12.38-40; Luke 11.37-52; 20.45-47)Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law are experts in the Law of Moses. Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?read more.But He detected their trickery and said to them, Show Me a denarius. All religious instruction of the young and old was done by Scribes. The parents know that they face the possibility of being "expelled from the synagogue." And he called him and said to him, What is this I hear about you? The scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, they *said to Him, Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. Jesus responds by declaring their ignorance and His response to them creates division between them, the leaders, the citizens and the people. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. And He *said to them, Whose likeness and inscription is this?, They *said to Him, Caesars. Then He *said to them, Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesars; and to God the things that are Gods.. And a man was there whose hand was withered. All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?, But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.. He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?. Answering Jesus, they *said, We do not know. And Jesus *said to them, Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things., Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me: Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? They reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why did you not believe him?read more.But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet. So they answered that they did not know where it came from. The "cleanliness tables" have turned! This discourse, as a whole, is found only in Matthew. The Jewish historian Josephus (37100 AD) whose Hebrew name was Yosef ben Matityahu writes at the time of Herod (734 BC) the Pharisees numbered about 6,000. Antiquities 17.2.4 Teachers of the law, aka Scribes were rabbis whose specialty was expounding on and teaching the Old Testament laws as well as the oral laws in the Halakhah. And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any. For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it. One of the lawyers *said to Him in reply, Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too. But He said, Woe to you lawyers as well! He will come and destroy the vine-growers, and will give the vineyard to others. Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers. Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven, or to say, Get up, and walk? When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed before the meal. Jesus did not like or give respect to the Scribes or Pharisees. But He said, Woe to you lawyers as well! Shall we pay or shall we not pay? But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why are you testing Me? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him. But when the vine-growers saw him, they reasoned with one another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours. So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. And He took hold of him and healed him, and sent him away. Even though Jesus was a volatile guest, the invitations to dinner kept coming. He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others. When they heard it, they said, May it never be!. Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation., Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all? And He answered and said, Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?read more.So they are no longer two, but one flesh. The Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? In His teaching He was saying: Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places. Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. And He said to them, Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?. Jesus began by acknowledging that they were seated in Moses' seat. Jesus confronts our sin of selfish pride (14:7-11). 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water. They *brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind. And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisees house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume, and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.read more.Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner., Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him. CLICK HERE for Jesus Reclined to Dine article. Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered. Matt 23:1-5 "Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. 1. There were only 8 people in Noahs Ark. Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.read more.And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? So Jesus, in the Beatitudes, trains our eyes, so to speak, to see the face of God in the poor, the mourning, the meek, the persecuted, and all the others whom he names "blessed.". And he proceeded to send another slave; and they beat him also and treated him shamefully and sent him away empty-handed. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away. Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold? In the end, Jesus makes a final plea to them to believe in Him and chapter seven finishes with the people reacting to Jesus' appearance in Jerusalem in a variety of ways. Do you have a hardened heart? They questioned Him, saying, Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He *said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you? Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax. And they brought Him a denarius. Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk? VesuviusAugust 24, 79 AD. Woe to you! Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?. Jesus warned them sternly, See that no one knows about this. But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region. But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him. When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?, And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.. The story of the feast in the house of Simon the Pharisee is told at Luke, 7, 36-50. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! They had come (to observe Jesus) from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. The scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court. But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.. At the end of His denunciations, He calls them "snakes" and "brood of vipers" (verse 33). 1. For you pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not? But they remained silent. When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet.