15:1 Then Pharisees 2 and experts in the law 3 came from Jerusalem 4 to Jesus and said, 5
1 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.
2 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
3 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
5 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.