15:1 Then Pharisees 1 and experts in the law 2 came from Jerusalem 3 to Jesus and said, 4
15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart 5 is far from me,
15:9 and they worship me in vain,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” 6
15:10 Then he called the crowd to him and said, 7 “Listen and understand.
1 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
2 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn The participle λέγοντες (legontes) has been translated as a finite verb so that its telic (i.e., final or conclusive) force can be more easily detected: The Pharisees and legal experts came to Jesus in order to speak with him.
5 tn The term “heart” is a collective singular in the Greek text.
9 sn A quotation from Isa 29:13.
13 tn Grk “And calling the crowd, he said to them.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesamenos) has been translated as attendant circumstance. The emphasis here is upon Jesus’ speaking to the crowd.