Matius 15:1

Breaking Human Traditions

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

Markus 3:22

3:22 The experts in the law ⁵  who came down from Jerusalem ⁶  said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” ⁷  and, “By the ruler ⁸  of demons he casts out demons.”

Markus 7:1

Breaking Human Traditions

7:1 Now ⁹  the Pharisees ¹⁰  and some of the experts in the law ¹¹  who came from Jerusalem ¹²  gathered around him.

¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

² tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

⁴ 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.

⁵ tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

⁷ tn Grk “He has Beelzebul.”

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

⁸ tn Or “prince.”

⁹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

¹⁰ sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.

¹¹ tn Or “and some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

¹² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.