Scripture Better than Tradition
Matthew 15:1
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,


As to those who would officiously substitute their traditions in the room of the clear light of the written Word; it is a similar case as if you should fall in with one travelling on the way, and he offers himself to be your companion and guide; and tells you that you have eyes to make use of in choosing your way, but that these eyes are only troublesome to you; that they represent to you diversities of objects that invite you this way and that, so that you cannot mind your path. "And pray," saith he, "let me pull out those eyes of yours, and submit yourself to my guidance;" and all this that he may draw you into a pit!

(J. Howe.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

WEB: Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,




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