151 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
151 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
151 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
151 After that, Pharisees and religion scholars came to Jesus all the way from Jerusalem, criticizing,
151 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
151 Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 15:1
Commentary on Matthew 15:1-9
(Read Matthew 15:1-9)
Additions to God's laws reflect upon his wisdom, as if he had left out something which was needed, and which man could supply; in one way or other they always lead men to disobey God. How thankful ought we to be for the written word of God! Never let us think that the religion of the Bible can be improved by any human addition, either in doctrine or practice. Our blessed Lord spoke of their traditions as inventions of their own, and pointed out one instance in which this was very clear, that of their transgressing the fifth commandment. When a parent's wants called for assistance, they pleaded, that they had devoted to the temple all they could spare, even though they did not part with it, and therefore their parents must expect nothing from them. This was making the command of God of no effect. The doom of hypocrites is put in a little compass; "In vain do they worship me." It will neither please God, nor profit themselves; they trust in vanity, and vanity will be their recompence.