Faith, as Paul saw it, was a living, flaming thing leading to surrender and obedience to the commandments of Christ.
A.W. Tozer

PHARISEES

PHARISEES

PHARISEES, The

  1. A sect of the Jews # Ac 15:5
  2. The strictest observers of the Mosaic ritual # Ac 26:5
  3. By descent, especially esteemed # Ac 23:6
  4. Character of 4a) Zealous of the law

    # Ac 15:5 Php 3:5

4b) Zealous of tradition # Mr 7:3,5-8 Ga 1:14 4c) Outwardly moral # Lu 18:11 Php 3:5,6 4d) Rigid in fasting # Lu 5:33 18:12 4e) Active in proselytising # Mt 23:15 4f) Self-righteous # Lu 16:15 18:9 4g) Avaricious # Mt 23:14 Lu 16:14 4h) Ambitious of precedence # Mt 23:6 4i) Fond of public salutations # Mt 23:7 4j) Fond of distinguished titles # Mt 23:7-10 4k) Particular in paying all dues # Mt 23:23 4l) Oppressive # Mt 23:4 4m) Cruel in persecuting # Ac 9:1,2 5) Believed in the resurrection &c # Ac 23:8 6) Made broad their phylacteries # Mt 23:5 7) Their opinions, a standard for others # Joh 7:48 8) Many priest and Levites were of # Joh 1:19,24 9) Many rulers, lawyers, and scribes were of # Joh 3:1 Ac 5:34 23:9 10) Had disciples # Lu 5:33 Ac 22:3 11) Some came to John for baptism # Mt 3:7 12) As a body, rejected John’s baptism # Lu 7:30 13) CHRIST 13a) Often invited by # Lu 7:36 11:37 13b) Condemned by, for associating with sinners # Mt 9:11 Lu 7:39 15:1,2 13c) Asked for signs by # Mt 12:38 16:1 13d) Tempted by, with questions about the law # Mt 19:3 22:15,16,35 13e) Watched by, for evil # Lu 6:7 13f) Offended, by his doctrine # Mt 15:12 21:45 Lu 16:14 13g) Declared the imaginary righteousness of, to be insufficient for salvation # Mt 5:20 13h) Declared the doctrines of, to be hypocrisy # Mt 16:6,11,12 Lu 12:1 13i) Denounced woes against # Mt 23:13-33 13j) Called, and evil and adulterous generation # Mt 12:39 13k) Called, serpents and generation of vipers # Mt 23:33 13l) Called fools and blind guides # Mt 23:17,24 13m) Compared, to whited sepulchres # Mt 23:27 13n) Compared, to graves that appear not # Lu 11:44 13o) Left Judea for a time on account of # Joh 4:1-3 14) Imputed Christ’s miracles to Satan’s power # Mt 9:34 12:24 15) Sent officers to apprehend Christ # Joh 7:32,45 16) Often sought to destroy Christ # Mt 12:14 21:46 Joh 11:47,53,57