Pharisee
- noun
- /ˈfɛrɪˌsi/
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fariseo
- So Jesus, one of his big points of contention with the Pharisees was over whether he should wash his hands before eating.
If your righteousness, unless your righteousness outdoes that of the Pharisees, you will not be saved.
- If your righteousness, unless your righteousness outdoes that of the Pharisees, you will not be saved.
- He criticized the Sadducees and the Pharisees and he tells people, hey, man, you're screwing up.
- And this goes way back to what Jesus accused the Pharisees of doing.
- Yeah, Well, it's one of the key sub themes in the Gospels is the sub theme of the Pharisees.
- He says, you know, that the Pharisees and the scribes, they dress up in their stolay, their long robes.
- And I, I will say that as part of their impression is it feels very similar to Sadducees, Pharisees, hyper legalism.
- Like he, I forget what part, that was where it was like, he's basically already a believer and he's with the Pharisees and Nicodemus.
- But there was also indignation or anger in him by which he invade against the scribes and the Pharisees.
Examples
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Woe to you, scribes and pharisees.
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He says, you know, that the Pharisees and the scribes, they dress up in their stolay, their long robes.
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This is when some Pharisees come and they question Jesus about divorce.
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If your righteousness, unless your righteousness outdoes that of the Pharisees, you will not be saved.
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He criticized the Sadducees and the Pharisees and he tells people, hey, man, you're screwing up.
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The Pharisees were known for their strict adherence to Jewish law and their opposition to Jesus' teachings.
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In biblical times, the Pharisees often debated with Jesus about the interpretation of religious customs.
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Many viewed the Pharisees as overly legalistic in their practice of faith and traditions.
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Etymology
Pharisee comes from the Hebrew word perushim, which means 'separated' and is like the English word 'separate'. So a Pharisee was originally someone set apart to follow religious law very strictly.