Matthew 15:1

Then Pharisees ¹  and experts in the law ²  came from Jerusalem ³  to Jesus and said, ⁴ 

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

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Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

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Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to interview Jesus.

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After that, Pharisees and religion scholars came to Jesus all the way from Jerusalem, criticizing,

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Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

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Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

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Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

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Then Pharisees ¹  and experts in the law ²  came from Jerusalem ³  to Jesus and said, ⁴ 

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.