Mat 15:1 | MHM | STEP | Jesus Confronts the Pharisees about Traditions This section describes how the Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to question Jesus about his disciples’ behavior. They were upset because Jesus’ disciples did not follow the traditional rules about washing hands before eating. Jesus used this challenge to teach about the difference between God’s commandments and human traditions. He showed that the Pharisees cared more about their own rules than about obeying God. Jesus explained that true defilement comes from within a person, not from what they eat or how they wash their hands. v. 1 : Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Some important religious leaders from Jerusalem came to see Jesus. They wanted to challenge him and find something wrong with his teaching (Matthew 15:1 ).

‏ Matthew 15:1

Jesus Confronts the Pharisees about Traditions

This section describes how the Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to question Jesus about his disciples’ behavior. They were upset because Jesus’ disciples did not follow the traditional rules about washing hands before eating. Jesus used this challenge to teach about the difference between God’s commandments and human traditions. He showed that the Pharisees cared more about their own rules than about obeying God. Jesus explained that true defilement comes from within a person, not from what they eat or how they wash their hands.

v. 1: Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Some important religious leaders from Jerusalem came to see Jesus. They wanted to challenge him and find something wrong with his teaching (Matthew 15:1 ^a).