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Pharisees

Meaning of “Pharisees”

Members of a Jewish sect known for strict observance of its religious traditions.

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First occurrence: Matthew 3:7

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Luke 5:17
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 5:17 · retained source text

And it came to passe on a certaine day, as hee was teaching, that there were Pharisees and Doctours of the Law sitting by, which were come out of euery towne of Galilee, and Iudea, and Hierusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heale them.

Luke 5:21
And the scribes and the pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 5:21 · retained source text

And the Scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgiue sinnes, but God alone?

Luke 5:30
But their scribes and pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
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1611 witness · Luke 5:30 · retained source text

But their Scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why doe ye eate and drinke with Publicanes and sinners?

Luke 5:33
¶ And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
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1611 witness · Luke 5:33 · retained source text

¶ And they said vnto him, Why doe the disciples of Iohn fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees: but thine eat and drinke?

1611 marginal noteMat. 9.14.

Luke 6:2
And certain of the pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
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1611 witness · Luke 6:2 · retained source text

And certaine of the Pharisees said vnto them, Why doe yee that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?

Luke 7:30
But the pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 7:30 · retained source text

But the Pharisees and Lawyers reiected the counsell of God against themselues, being not baptized of him.

1611 marginal noteOr, frustrated.

1611 marginal noteOr, within themselues.

Luke 7:36
¶ And one of the pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.
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1611 witness · Luke 7:36 · retained source text

¶ And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisees house, and sate downe to meat.

1611 marginal noteMar. 14.3.

Luke 11:39
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
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1611 witness · Luke 11:39 · retained source text

And the Lord said vnto him, Now doe ye Pharises make cleane the outside of the cup and the platter: but your inward part is full of rauening and wickednesse.

1611 marginal noteMat. 23.25.

Luke 11:42
But woe unto you, pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 11:42 · retained source text

But woe vnto you Pharises: for ye tythe Mint and Rue, and all maner of herbes, and passe ouer iudgement, and the loue of God: these ought yee to haue done, and not to leaue the other vndone.

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