Matius 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.

Matius 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 

Matius 9:14

The Superiority of the New

9:14 Then John’s ⁵  disciples came to Jesus ⁶  and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees ⁷  fast often, ⁸  but your disciples don’t fast?”

Matius 12:2

12:2 But when the Pharisees ⁹  saw this they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”

Matius 12:24

12:24 But when the Pharisees ¹⁰  heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, ¹¹  the ruler ¹²  of demons!”

Matius 12:38

The Sign of Jonah

12:38 Then some of the experts in the law ¹³  along with some Pharisees ¹⁴  answered him, ¹⁵  “Teacher, we want to see a sign ¹⁶  from you.”

Matius 15:12

15:12 Then the disciples came to him and said, “Do you know that when the Pharisees ¹⁷  heard this saying they were offended?”

Matius 22:23

Marriage and the Resurrection

22:23 The same day Sadducees ¹⁸  (who say there is no resurrection) ¹⁹  came to him and asked him, ²⁰ 

Matius 23:25

23:25 “Woe to you, experts in the law ²¹  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Matius 23:27

23:27 “Woe to you, experts in the law ²²  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean. ²³ 

Matius 23:29

23:29 “Woe to you, experts in the law ²⁴  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You ²⁵  build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves ²⁶  of the righteous.

[5:20]  ¹ tn Or “that of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[5:20]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[9:11]  ³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[9:11]  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.

[9:14]  ⁵ sn John refers to John the Baptist.

[9:14]  ⁶ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[9:14]  ⁷ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[9:14]  ⁸ sn John’s disciples and the Pharisees followed typical practices with regard to fasting and prayer. Many Jews fasted regularly (Lev 16:29-34; 23:26-32; Num 29:7-11). The zealous fasted twice a week on Monday and Thursday.

[12:2]  ⁹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[12:24]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[12:24]  ¹¹ tn Grk “except by Beelzebul.”

[12:24]  sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.

[12:24]  ¹² tn Or “prince.”

[12:38]  ¹³ tn Or “Then some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[12:38]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “and Pharisees.” The word “some” before “Pharisees” has been supplied for clarification.

[12:38]  sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[12:38]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “answered him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant, but the syntax of the sentence was changed to conform to English style.

[12:38]  ¹⁶ sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.

[15:12]  ¹⁷ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[22:23]  ¹⁸ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[22:23]  ¹⁹ sn This remark is best regarded as a parenthetical note by the author.

[22:23]  ²⁰ tn Grk “and asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[23:25]  ²¹ tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:27]  ²² tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:27]  ²³ sn This was an idiom for hypocrisy – just as the wall was painted on the outside but something different on the inside, so this person was not what he appeared or pretended to be (for discussion of a similar metaphor, see L&N 88.234; BDAG 1010 s.v. τοῖχος). See Deut 28:22; Ezek 13:10-16; Acts 23:3.

[23:29]  ²⁴ tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:29]  ²⁵ tn Grk “Because you.” Here ὅτι (Joti) has not been translated.

[23:29]  ²⁶ tn Or perhaps “the monuments” (see L&N 7.75-76).