Sep 15, 2025 · The Pharisees were an influential religious sect within Judaism in the time of Christ and the early church. They were known for their emphasis on personal piety (the word Pharisee comes …

Jan 4, 2022 · The Pharisees and the Sadducees were both religious sects within Judaism during the time of Christ. Both groups honored Moses and the Law, and they both had a measure of political …

Dec 18, 2023 · The Pharisees and scribes are blind and do not recognize that, when the inside is changed, the outside, too, will be transformed. In the sixth woe, Jesus claims the scribes and …

Mar 31, 2023 · The Pharisees and their converts were children of hell primarily because they rejected God’s provision for their salvation, attempting to justify themselves through their own righteous …

Aug 14, 2025 · Instead of teaching spiritual truth, they preferred to quibble over irrelevant matters and find loopholes in the rules (Matthew 23:16–22). The fourth of the seven woes called out the scribes …

Dec 18, 2023 · The scribes and Pharisees should have been protecting widows and showing them compassion. Instead, they were men “who devour widows’ houses” (Matthew 23:14; Mark 12:40). …

Jan 4, 2022 · The Pharisees displayed an outward conformity to the law, but their hearts were full of unbelief and sinfulness (Mark 7:6–13). By warning the disciples against the hypocrisy, or “leaven,” of …

Jan 4, 2022 · In the New Testament era, scribes were often associated with the sect of the Pharisees, although not all Pharisees were scribes (see Matthew 5:20; 12:38). They were teachers of the people …

Sep 23, 2022 · Why did Jesus say the disciples’ righteousness needed to exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees? What is the meaning of Matthew 5:20?

Jan 4, 2022 · Jesus was asked this very question by a Pharisee who was considered to be “an expert in the law” (Matthew 22:34–36). Jesus answered by saying, “Love the Lord your God with all your …