Bible Verses About "Who were the Pharisees"
The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group known for strict observance of the Law and oral traditions, frequently criticized by Jesus for hypocrisy and legalism.
The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group known for strict observance of the Law and oral traditions, frequently criticized by Jesus for hypocrisy and legalism.
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones." — Matthew 23:27 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who were the Pharisees?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones."
"Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee."
"There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night."
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