Matthew 5:20

5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law ¹  and the Pharisees, ²  you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 9:11

9:11 When the Pharisees ³  saw this they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” ⁴ 

Matthew 12:14

12:14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate ⁵  him.

Matthew 15:1

Breaking Human Traditions

15:1 Then Pharisees ⁶  and experts in the law ⁷  came from Jerusalem ⁸  to Jesus and said, ⁹ 

Matthew 22:15

Paying Taxes to Caesar

22:15 Then the Pharisees ¹⁰  went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words. ¹¹ 

Matthew 22:34

The Greatest Commandment

22:34 Now when the Pharisees ¹²  heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, ¹³  they assembled together. ¹⁴ 

Matthew 23:2

23:2 “The ¹⁵  experts in the law ¹⁶  and the Pharisees ¹⁷  sit on Moses’ seat.

Matthew 27:62

The Guard at the Tomb

27:62 The ¹⁸  next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees ¹⁹  assembled before Pilate

¹ tn Or “that of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

² sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

⁴ sn The issue here is inappropriate associations. Jews were very careful about personal associations and contact as a matter of ritual cleanliness. Their question borders on an accusation that Jesus is ritually unclean.

⁵ tn Grk “destroy.”

⁶ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

⁷ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

⁸ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

¹¹ tn Grk “trap him in word.”

¹² sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

¹³ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

¹⁴ tn Grk “for the same.” That is, for the same purpose that the Sadducees had of testing Jesus.

¹⁵ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

¹⁶ tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

¹⁷ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

¹⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹⁹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.