Quotes about Pharisees
But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
- Acts 15:5
Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
- Acts 23:6
As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
- Acts 23:7
For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
- Acts 23:8
A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
- Acts 23:9
To avoid the trap of the Pharisees, we've got to guard the interconnection between our thoughts and our attitudes.
- David Jeremiah
Pharisees spend too much time around other Pharisees. As a result Pharisees (whether the Jewish or Christian variety) neglect wider issues, narrow their vision, and compete to achieve an artificial piety.
- Philip Yancey
The Pharisees had just given Him a stubborn, silent answer to a question, so He gave them an equally silent rebuke.
- J. Oswald Sanders
You don't obey your way into faith (the Pharisees proved that); you believe your way into obedience.
- Bob Sorge
Have you ever wondered what a church full of Pharisees would be like? 1. They would all attend every service 2. They would all tithe 3. They would all work in the church 4. They would all go to hell.
- Adrian Rogers
it. Many parents have successfully raised self-righteous little Pharisees. When they look at themselves, they do not see a sinner in desperate need, so they are not grateful for a Savior. Sadly, the same is true of many of their parents.
- Timothy Lane
Jesus is telling the Pharisees that the kingdom is right there for them to see, but they do not see it. He is saying that because the King is here, there are visible signs of his rule. What
- Timothy Lane