Matius 11:3

11:3 “Are you the one who is to come, ¹  or should we look for another?”

Matius 15:1

Breaking Human Traditions

15:1 Then Pharisees ²  and experts in the law ³  came from Jerusalem ⁴  to Jesus and said, ⁵ 

[11:3]  ¹ sn Aspects of Jesus’ ministry may have led John to question whether Jesus was the promised stronger and greater one who is to come that he had preached about in Matt 3:1-12.

[15:1]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[15:1]  ³ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[15:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:1]  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.