Matthew Poole and continuators on John 1:24

24 And they which were sent, were of the Pharisees .

Who these Pharisees were, hath been before explained in our Notes on Matth. 3.7. They were of the strictest Sect of the Jewish Religion, Acts 26.5. The greatest part of their Counce[illegible: 1 letter]s was made up of those of this Sect, as may be learned from Acts 23. They were the men most Zealous for, and tenacious of the Iewish Rites; and would allow nothing to be added to the Jewish Worship to what they had received concerning it, either from the Law of God, or the Traditions o[illegible: 1 letter] the Elders.