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Berean Standard Bible

“Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,”

Matthew 15:1

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A delegation of Pharisees and scribes arrives from Jerusalem, the center of religious authority, to question Jesus in Galilee. Their complaint, raised in the next verse, is that his disciples break the tradition of the elders by not washing their hands before eating.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees -- saying,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

ENTONCES llegaron á Jesús ciertos escribas y Fariseos de Jerusalem, diciendo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Ciertos fariseos y jefes judíos de Jerusalén fueron a entrevistarse con Jesús.

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