The Pharisees
56 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
41 sections
- A Sect of the Jews
- As a Body, Rejected John's Baptism
- Believed in the Resurrection
- Character of Active in Proselytising
- Character of Ambitious of Precedence
- Character of Avaricious
- Character of Cruel in Persecuting
- Character of Fond of Distinguished Titles
- Character of Fond of Public Salutations
- Character of Oppressive
- Character of Outwardly Moral
- Character of Particular in Paying all Dues
- Character of Rigid in Fasting
- Character of Self-Righteous
- Character of Zealous of the Law
- Character of Zealous of Tradition
- Christ: Asked for Signs By
- Christ: Called Fools and Blind Guides
- Christ: Called, and Evil and Adulterous Generation
- Christ: Called, Serpents and Generation of Vipers
- Christ: Compared, to Graves That Appear Not
- Christ: Compared, to Whited Sepulchres
- Christ: Condemned By, for Associating with Sinners
- Christ: Declared the Doctrines of, to be Hypocrisy
- Christ: Declared the Imaginary Righteousness of, to be Insufficient
- Christ: Denounced Woes Against
- Christ: Left Judea for a Time on Account of
- Christ: Offended, by his Doctrine
- Christ: Often Invited By
- Christ: Tempted By, with Questions About the Law
- Christ: Watched By, for Evil
- had Disciples
- Imputed Christ's Miracles to Satan's Power
- Made Broad Their Phylacteries
- Many Priest and Levites Were of
- Many Rulers, Lawyers, and Scribes Were of
- Often Sought to Destroy Christ
- Sent officers to Apprehend Christ
- some Came to John for Baptism
- The Strictest Observers of the Mosaic Ritual
- Their Opinions, a Standard for Others
A Sect of the Jews
- Acts 15:5 But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
As a Body, Rejected John's Baptism
- Luke 7:30 But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
Believed in the Resurrection
- Acts 23:8 For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
Character of Active in Proselytising
- Matthew 23:15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
Character of Ambitious of Precedence
- Matthew 23:6 They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
Character of Avaricious
- Matthew 23:14
- Luke 16:14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
Character of Cruel in Persecuting
- Acts 9:1–2 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest …
Character of Fond of Distinguished Titles
- Matthew 23:7–10 the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed. …
Character of Fond of Public Salutations
- Matthew 23:7 the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
Character of Oppressive
- Matthew 23:4 They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
Character of Outwardly Moral
- Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men — swindlers, evildoers, adulterers — or even like this tax collector.
- Philippians 3:5–6 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; …
Character of Particular in Paying all Dues
- Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, …
Character of Rigid in Fasting
- Luke 5:33 Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
- Luke 18:12 I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
Character of Self-Righteous
- Luke 16:15 So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- Luke 18:9 To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
Character of Zealous of the Law
- Acts 15:5 But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
- Philippians 3:5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
Character of Zealous of Tradition
- Mark 7:3 Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
- Galatians 1:14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
Christ: Asked for Signs By
- Matthew 12:38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
- Matthew 16:1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Christ: Called Fools and Blind Guides
- Matthew 23:17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
- Matthew 23:24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Christ: Called, and Evil and Adulterous Generation
- Matthew 12:39 Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Christ: Called, Serpents and Generation of Vipers
- Matthew 23:33 You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
Christ: Compared, to Graves That Appear Not
- Luke 11:44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
Christ: Compared, to Whited Sepulchres
- Matthew 23:27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
Christ: Condemned By, for Associating with Sinners
- Matthew 9:11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Luke 7:39 When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him — for she is a sinner!”
- Luke 15:1–2 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus. …
Christ: Declared the Doctrines of, to be Hypocrisy
- Matthew 16:6 “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- Matthew 16:11–12 How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” …
- Luke 12:1 In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Christ: Declared the Imaginary Righteousness of, to be Insufficient
- Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Christ: Denounced Woes Against
- Matthew 23:13–33 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. …
Christ: Left Judea for a Time on Account of
- John 4:1–3 When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John …
Christ: Offended, by his Doctrine
- Matthew 15:12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
- Matthew 21:45 When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
- Luke 16:14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
Christ: Often Invited By
- Luke 7:36 Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
- Luke 11:37 As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
Christ: Tempted By, with Questions About the Law
- Matthew 19:3 Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
- Matthew 22:15–16 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words. …
- Matthew 22:35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
Christ: Watched By, for Evil
- Luke 6:7 Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
had Disciples
- Luke 5:33 Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
- Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
Imputed Christ's Miracles to Satan's Power
- Matthew 9:34 But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
- Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Made Broad Their Phylacteries
- Matthew 23:5 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
Many Priest and Levites Were of
Many Rulers, Lawyers, and Scribes Were of
- John 3:1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
- Acts 5:34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
- Acts 23:9 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?”
Often Sought to Destroy Christ
- Matthew 12:14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
- Matthew 21:46 Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
- John 11:47 Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
- John 11:53 So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
- John 11:57 But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
Sent officers to Apprehend Christ
some Came to John for Baptism
- Matthew 3:7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
The Strictest Observers of the Mosaic Ritual
- Acts 26:5 They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
Their Opinions, a Standard for Others
- John 7:48 “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.