pharisee
Example Sentences
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The rebuke by the Pharisees who saw this elicited Jesus’ rebuttal that he was “Lord even of the Sabbath” in Matthew 12:8.
From Washington Times
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!" says Jesus in Matthew 23.
From Salon
“You see him standing up to the Pharisees. He would have been able to give it right back on the field.”
From New York Times
No one now reads his scholarly disquisitions on the Tower of Babel, or on the Scribes and the Pharisees.
From Literature
The season consists of eight episodes, and by episode seven, viewers have been introduced to many prominent Biblical characters - like Jesus' diciples Simon and Andrew, Matthew the tax collector, and the Pharisee Nicodemus.
From Fox News
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