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Commandments and Tradition Discourse

Commandments and Tradition Discourse is dated AD 29. It is told in Matthew 15:1–20. Jesus Christ, Simon Peter are part of it.

Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

Matthew 15:1 BSB

When did it happen?

Modern reckoning
AD 29
Traditional reckoning
AD 29

Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.

Where is it in the Bible?

Who was there, and where?

Where: Capernaum.

Which verses connect to Matthew 15:1?

The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).

  1. For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

  2. “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

  3. Mark 3:223 votes

    And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”

  4. Luke 5:213 votes

    But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

  5. Luke 5:303 votes

    But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

  6. Acts 23:93 votes

    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.