About the matter of religious washing. Probably a Pharisee who linked John's baptism with ritual religious washing (see note on Matthew 15:2) in his mind. It is clear that Jesus' name came up in the discussion. And everyone is going to him. These friends of John felt harshly toward Jesus, because they thought John had made Jesus famous by all that he had said (John 1:19-34).

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Old Testament