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that the Pharisees, having heard this saying, were offended?" <a href="/kjv/matthew/15.htm">King James Bible</a> Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? <a href="/nkjv/matthew/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?” <a href="/nasb/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the disciples came and said to Him, &#8220Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?” <a href="/lsb/matthew/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?” <a href="/amp/matthew/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the disciples came and said to Jesus, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard you say this?” <a href="/csb/matthew/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the disciples came up and told him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said? ” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the disciples came up and told Him, &#8220Do You know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard this statement?&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying? <a href="/cev/matthew/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then his disciples came over to him and asked, "Do you know you insulted the Pharisees by what you said?" <a href="/erv/matthew/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying? <a href="/gwt/matthew/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you realize that when the Pharisees heard your statement they were offended?" <a href="/gnt/matthew/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that the Pharisees had their feelings hurt by what you said?" <a href="/isv/matthew/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the disciples came and asked him, "Do you realize that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?" <a href="/msb/matthew/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then His disciples came to Him and said, ?Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?? <a href="/net/matthew/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?" <a href="/nheb/matthew/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?" <a href="/wbt/matthew/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then came his disciples, and said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying? <a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?" <a href="/web/matthew/15.htm">World English Bible</a> Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Then His disciples having come near, said to Him, “Have You known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?” <a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then the disciples having approached, said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees, having heard this saying, were offended?" <a href="/ylt/matthew/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Then his disciples having come near, said to him, 'Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?' <a href="/slt/matthew/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then his disciples having come near, said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were scandalized?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then came his disciples, and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were scandalized? <a href="/cpdv/matthew/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then his disciples drew near and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees, upon hearing this word, were offended?” <a href="/nabre/matthew/15.htm">New American Bible</a> Then his disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then his disciples came up and said to him, Do you know that the Pharisees who heard this saying were offended? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Then his disciples approached and they were saying to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees who heard this saying were indignant?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then came his disciples and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard that saying, were offended? <a href="/godbey/matthew/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then His disciples having come to Him say, Do you not know that the Pharisees hearing your word, were offended? <a href="/haweis/matthew/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then his disciples approaching, said to him, Knowest thou how offended the Pharisees were at hearing that speech? <a href="/mace/matthew/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Thereupon his disciples drawing nigh, said, did you observe, how the Pharisees were scandalized at your discourse? <a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?" <a href="/worrell/matthew/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Then, His disciples, coming near, say to Him, "Knowest Thou that the Pharisees, having heard the saying, were made to stumble?" <a href="/worsley/matthew/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Whereupon his disciples came and said to Him, Dost thou know that the pharisees, when they heard this assertion, were offended at it? <a href="/parallel/matthew/15-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4310" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">What Defiles a Man</a> …11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” 12<a href="/greek/5119.htm" title="5119: Tote (Adv) -- Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētai (N-NMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples</a> <a href="/greek/4334.htm" title="4334: proselthontes (V-APA-NMP) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.">came</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to Him</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legousin (V-PIA-3P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">and said,</a> <a href="/greek/1492.htm" title="1492: Oidas (V-RIA-2S) -- To know, remember, appreciate. ">“Are You aware</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5330.htm" title="5330: Pharisaioi (N-NMP) -- Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.">Pharisees</a> <a href="/greek/4624.htm" title="4624: eskandalisthēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- From skandalon; to entrap, i.e. Trip up (transitively) or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure).">were offended</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akousantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">when they heard</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">this?”</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logon (N-AMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression."></a> 13But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13-15</a> 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. / 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. / 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. <a href="/luke/11-45.htm">Luke 11:45-46</a> One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.” / “Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load. <a href="/mark/7-1.htm">Mark 7:1-13</a> Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, / and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. / Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. ... <a href="/john/9-40.htm">John 9:40-41</a> Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?” / “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.” <a href="/romans/14-13.htm">Romans 14:13</a> Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way. <a href="/galatians/5-11.htm">Galatians 5:11</a> Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-9.htm">1 Corinthians 8:9-13</a> Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. / For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols? / So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. ... <a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Acts 15:1-2</a> Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” / And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. <a href="/1_peter/2-8.htm">1 Peter 2:8</a> and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed. <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a> Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Jeremiah 6:10</a> To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7</a> But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted. <a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a> My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Proverbs 29:1</a> A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery. <a href="/psalms/119-165.htm">Psalm 119:165</a> Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then came his disciples, and said to him, Know you that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?Knowest.<a href="/matthew/17-27.htm">Matthew 17:27</a> Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.<a href="/1_kings/22-13.htm">1 Kings 22:13,14</a> And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good… <a href="/1_corinthians/10-32.htm">1 Corinthians 10:32,33</a> Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/15-2.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/matthew/14-26.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/matthew/13-57.htm">Offended</a> <a href="/matthew/15-1.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Shocked</a> <a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Statement</a> <a href="/matthew/13-21.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/matthew/14-26.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/matthew/15-6.htm">Word</a> <a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/15-23.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/20-24.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/matthew/24-10.htm">Offended</a> <a href="/matthew/16-1.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-29.htm">Shocked</a> <a href="/matthew/19-7.htm">Statement</a> <a href="/matthew/24-10.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/matthew/15-23.htm">Word</a> <a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 15</div>1. <a href="/matthew/15-1.htm">Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees </a> 7. <a href="/matthew/15-7.htm">for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions;</a> 10. <a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man.</a> 21. <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan,</a> 29. <a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">and other great multitudes;</a> 32. <a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then the disciples came to Him and said, This phrase indicates a private moment between Jesus and His disciples, suggesting a close relationship where the disciples felt comfortable approaching Jesus with their concerns. The disciples often sought clarification from Jesus, showing their role as learners. This setting highlights the importance of direct communication with Christ, a model for prayer and seeking understanding.“Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended The Pharisees were a prominent religious group in Jewish society, known for their strict adherence to the Law and traditions. Their offense at Jesus' teachings reflects the tension between Jesus' message and the established religious norms. This moment underscores the growing conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders, which is a recurring theme in the Gospels. The Pharisees' offense also illustrates the challenge of confronting deeply held beliefs with the truth of the Gospel.when they heard this?” The specific teaching that offended the Pharisees was Jesus' statement about what defiles a person, emphasizing internal purity over external rituals. This teaching challenged the Pharisaic focus on ceremonial cleanliness and dietary laws. The reaction of the Pharisees is a reminder of the resistance that often accompanies transformative truth. This moment foreshadows the increasing opposition Jesus would face, ultimately leading to His crucifixion. It also serves as a call for believers to prioritize inner righteousness over mere outward conformity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> - The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is teaching and confronting the religious leaders of His time. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> - Followers of Jesus who are learning from His teachings and observing His interactions with others. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_pharisees.htm">The Pharisees</a> - A religious group in Judaism known for their strict adherence to the Law and traditions, often in conflict with Jesus' teachings. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a> - This verse occurs after Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for their hypocrisy, specifically regarding their traditions that nullify God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_offense_in_truth.htm">Understanding Offense in Truth</a> Jesus' teachings often challenge established norms and can offend those who are more concerned with tradition than truth. We must prioritize God's truth over human traditions. <a href="/topical/f/fear_of_man_vs._fear_of_god.htm">Fear of Man vs. Fear of God</a> The disciples' concern about the Pharisees' offense highlights the tension between fearing human opinion and fearing God. Believers are called to stand firm in truth, even when it offends others. <a href="/topical/h/hypocrisy_and_true_worship.htm">Hypocrisy and True Worship</a> Jesus' rebuke of the Pharisees serves as a warning against hypocrisy. True worship involves aligning our hearts with God's commandments, not merely external compliance. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_tradition.htm">The Role of Tradition</a> While traditions can be valuable, they should never supersede or contradict God's Word. Believers must discern and evaluate traditions in light of Scripture.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) Then came his disciples.--The sequence of events appears in <a href="/mark/7-17.htm" title="And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.">Mark 7:17</a>. The Pharisees drew back as in holy horror at the boldness with which the new Teacher set Himself, not only above their traditions, but above laws which they looked on as divine, and therefore permanent. The multitude heard in silence a teaching so unlike that with which they had been familiar from their youth. Even the disciples were half perplexed at the teaching itself, half afraid of what might be its immediate consequences. They came with their question, "Knowest thou not that the Pharisees were offended?" Had their Master calculated the consequences of thus attacking, not individual members or individual traditions of the party, but its fundamental principle, that which was, so to speak, its very raison d'etre?<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - Then came his disciples. Jesus had been speaking in some open spot; he now leaves the crowd, and, entering a house with his disciples, instructs them further in private (<a href="/mark/7-17.htm">Mark 7:17</a>). These had been greatly alarmed at their Master's antagonism to the popular party, and, on the first occasion that presented itself, expostulated with him on the danger incurred by this hostile attitude. This saying (τὸν λόγον); the word. What he had said to the multitude (ver. 11). The Pharisees had cared less for the denunciation addressed to themselves (vers. 3-9), but when he interfered with their doctrinal supremacy over the people, they were offended, they took exception to p the teaching, believing that they detected therein an insidious attack on the Law. In their view, spiritualization of any of its enactments was equivalent to its subversion. But, as St. Gregory observes, "If offence arises from the statement of the truth, it is more expedient that offence be permitted to arise than that the truth should be abandoned" ('Hom. 7. in Ezek.'). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/15-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then Τότε (Tote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5119.htm">Strong's 5119: </a> Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. disciples μαθηταὶ (mathētai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. came προσελθόντες (proselthontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to. to Him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [and] said, λέγουσιν (legousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Are You aware Οἶδας (Oidas) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> To know, remember, appreciate. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Pharisees Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5330.htm">Strong's 5330: </a> Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary. were offended ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν (eskandalisthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4624.htm">Strong's 4624: </a> From skandalon; to entrap, i.e. Trip up (transitively) or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure). when they heard ἀκούσαντες (akousantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. this?” τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. 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