Pharisee

• Φαρισαῖος·Pharisee

Includes 112 verses that refer to Pharisee without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. Mark 8:13Referred to, not named
   And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.
2. Mark 8:15
   “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
3. Mark 10:2
   Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
4. Mark 12:13
   Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.
5. Luke 5:17
   One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
6. Luke 5:21
   But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
7. Luke 5:22Referred to, not named
   Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
8. Luke 5:24Referred to, not named
   But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
9. Luke 5:30
   But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
10. Luke 5:31Referred to, not named
    Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
11. 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.”
12. Luke 5:34Referred to, not named
    Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
13. Luke 5:36Referred to, not named
    He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
14. Luke 6:2
    But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
15. 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.
16. Luke 6:8Referred to, not named
    But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
17. Luke 6:9Referred to, not named
    Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
18. Luke 6:10Referred to, not named
    And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.
19. Luke 6:11Referred to, not named
    But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. Luke 7:37
    When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
23. 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!”
24. Luke 7:40Referred to, not named
    But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
25. Luke 11:37
    As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
26. Luke 11:38
    But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
27. Luke 11:39
    Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
28. Luke 11:42
    Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
29. Luke 11:43
    Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
30. Luke 11:44
    Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
31. Luke 11:53
    As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
32. Luke 11:54Referred to, not named
    …waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
33. 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.
34. Luke 13:31
    At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
35. Luke 13:32Referred to, not named
    But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
36. Luke 14:1
    One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
37. Luke 14:3
    So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
38. Luke 14:4Referred to, not named
    But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
39. Luke 14:5Referred to, not named
    And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
40. Luke 14:6Referred to, not named
    And they were unable to answer these questions.
41. Luke 15:2
    So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
42. Luke 15:3Referred to, not named
    Then Jesus told them this parable:
43. Luke 15:4Referred to, not named
    “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
44. Luke 15:7Referred to, not named
    I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
45. Luke 15:10Referred to, not named
    In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
46. Luke 16:14
    The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
47. Luke 16:15Referred to, not named
    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.
48. Luke 17:20
    When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
49. Luke 17:21Referred to, not named
    Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
50. Luke 18:9Referred to, not named
    To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
51. Luke 18:10
    “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
52. 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.
53. Luke 18:12Referred to, not named
    I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
54. Luke 18:14Referred to, not named
    I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
55. Luke 19:39
    But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
56. John 1:24
    Then the Pharisees who had been sent
57. John 3:1
    Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
58. John 4:1
    When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
59. John 7:32
    When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
60. John 7:45
    Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
61. John 7:47
    “Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
62. John 7:48
    “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
63. John 7:50Referred to, not named
    Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
64. John 7:51Referred to, not named
    “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
65. John 7:52Referred to, not named
    “Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
66. John 7:53Referred to, not named
    Then each went to his own home.
67. John 8:3
    The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
68. John 8:4Referred to, not named
    …and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
69. John 8:5Referred to, not named
    In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
70. John 8:6Referred to, not named
    They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
71. John 8:7Referred to, not named
    When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
72. John 8:9Referred to, not named
    When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
73. John 8:10Referred to, not named
    Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
74. John 8:12Referred to, not named
    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
75. John 8:13
    So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
76. John 8:14Referred to, not named
    Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
77. John 8:15Referred to, not named
    You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
78. John 8:17Referred to, not named
    Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
79. John 8:19Referred to, not named
    “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
80. John 8:21Referred to, not named
    Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
81. John 9:13
    They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
82. John 9:15
    So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
83. John 9:16
    Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
84. John 9:17Referred to, not named
    So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
85. John 9:40
    Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
86. John 9:41Referred to, not named
    “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
87. John 10:1Referred to, not named
    “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
88. John 10:6Referred to, not named
    Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
89. John 10:7Referred to, not named
    So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
90. John 11:46
    But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
91. 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.
92. John 11:48Referred to, not named
    If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
93. John 11:49Referred to, not named
    But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
94. John 11:50Referred to, not named
    You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
95. John 11:53Referred to, not named
    So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
96. 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.
97. John 12:19
    Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
98. John 12:42
    Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
99. John 18:3
    So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
100. 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.