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Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.
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An Official Investigation
Commentators emphasize that these Pharisees and scribes were not local Galileans but a delegation from Jerusalem, the center of Jewish religious authority. Scholars like John Gill suggest they were the most 'artful and cunning' and possibly sent by the Sanhedrin to formally investigate Jesus, whose fame had reached the capital.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Came from Jerusalem. Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him.
Another delegation of fact-finding theologians came down from Jerusalem (cf. 3:22) to investigate the Galilean activities of Jesus. They discovered…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then came together unto him the Pharisees Having heard of his miracles, and that he was come into the land of Gennes…
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