Some Pharisees and some teachers of the law came from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked,

那时，有法利赛人和文士从耶路撒冷来见耶稣，说：

那时，有法利赛人和文士从耶路撒冷来见耶稣，说：

那时，有法利赛人和文士从耶路撒冷来见耶稣，说：

有几个法利赛人和律法教师从耶路撒冷来质问耶稣：

有法利赛人和经学家从耶路撒冷前来，问耶稣：

那时，有些法利赛人和经文士从耶路撒冷来到耶稣那里，说：

那時，有法利賽人和文士從耶路撒冷來見耶穌，說：

那時，有法利賽人和文士從耶路撒冷來見耶穌，說：

那時，有法利賽人和文士從耶路撒冷來見耶穌，說：

有幾個法利賽人和律法教師從耶路撒冷來質問耶穌：

有法利賽人和經學家從耶路撒冷前來，問耶穌：

那時有法利賽人和經學士從耶路撒冷來見耶穌說：

那時，有些法利賽人和經文士從耶路撒冷來到耶穌那裡，說：

時、有法利賽人士子、自耶路撒冷來、就耶穌曰、

耶路撒冷士子𠵽唎㘔人就耶穌曰、

當時耶路撒冷經士、及法利賽人、來就耶穌曰、

時有經生與法利塞輩來自耶路撒冷、謂耶穌曰：

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

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

Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,

Then Jesus was approached by Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem, who asked,

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

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

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

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

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,

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

Some teachers of the law were there. They had come down from Jerusalem. They said,“ He is controlled by Beelzebul! He is driving out demons by the power of the prince of demons.”

The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to think,“ Who is this fellow who says such an evil thing? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You travel everywhere to win one person to your faith. Then you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.“ How terrible for you, blind guides! You say,‘ If anyone makes a promise in the name of the temple, it means nothing. But anyone who makes a promise in the name of the gold of the temple must keep that promise.’You are blind and foolish! Which is more important? Is it the gold? Or is it the temple that makes the gold holy?You also say,‘ If anyone makes a promise in the name of the altar, it means nothing. But anyone who makes a promise in the name of the gift on the altar must keep that promise.’You are blind! Which is more important? Is it the gift? Or is it the altar that makes the gift holy?So anyone making a promise in the name of the altar makes a promise in the name of it and everything on it.And anyone making a promise in the name of the temple makes a promise in the name of it and the one who lives in it.And anyone making a promise in the name of heaven makes a promise in the name of God’s throne and the one who sits on it.“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You give God a tenth of your spices, like mint, dill and cumin. But you have not practiced the more important things of the law, which are fairness, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the last things without failing to do the first.You blind guides! You remove the smallest insect from your food. But you swallow a whole camel!“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You clean the outside of a cup and dish. But on the inside you are full of greed. You only want to satisfy yourselves.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish. Then the outside will also be clean.“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You are like tombs that are painted white. They look beautiful on the outside. But on the inside they are full of the bones of the dead. They are also full of other things that are not pure and‘ clean.’It is the same with you. On the outside you seem to be doing what is right. But on the inside you are full of what is wrong. You pretend to be what you are not.

Here is what I tell you. You must be more godly than the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. If you are not, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

“ The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat,” he said.

People were causing trouble and making a lot of noise. Some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up. They argued strongly.“ We find nothing wrong with this man,” they said.“ What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

One day Jesus was teaching. Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. They heard that the Lord had given Jesus the power to heal the sick.

But the Pharisees and their teachers of the law complained to Jesus’ disciples. They said,“ Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

The Pharisees gathered around Jesus. So did some of the teachers of the law. All of them had come from Jerusalem.They saw some of his disciples eating food with“ unclean” hands. That means they were not washed.The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands to make them“ clean.” That’s what the elders teach.When they come from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And they follow many other teachings. For example, they wash cups, pitchers, and kettles in a special way.So the Pharisees and the teachers of the law questioned Jesus.“ Why don’t your disciples live by what the elders teach?” they asked.“ Why do they eat their food with‘ unclean’ hands?”He replied,“ Isaiah was right. He prophesied about you people who pretend to be good. He said,“‘ These people honor me by what they say. But their hearts are far away from me.Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.’( Isaiah 29:13)You have let go of God’s commands. And you are holding on to teachings that people have made up.”Jesus continued speaking,“ You have a fine way of setting aside God’s commands! You do this so you can follow your own teachings.Moses said,‘ Honor your father and mother.’( Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16) He also said,‘ Anyone who asks for bad things to happen to their father or mother must be put to death.’( Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9)But you allow people to say that what might have been used to help their parents is Corban. Corban means A Gift Set Apart for God.So you no longer let them do anything for their parents.You make the word of God useless by putting your own teachings in its place. And you do many things like this.”Again Jesus called the crowd to him. He said,“ Listen to me, everyone. Understand this.Nothing outside of a person can make them‘ unclean’ by going into them. It is what comes out of them that makes them‘ unclean.’ ”