Matthew 15:1-6

Tradition and Commandment

1 1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus 2from Jerusalem and said,
2 "Why * do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they 3do not wash their hands when they eat bread."
3 And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 "For God said, '4HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, '5HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.'
5 "But you say, 'Whoever * says to his father or mother, "Whatever * I have that would help you has been given to God,"
6 he is not to honor his father or his mother .' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Cross References 5

  • 1. Matthew 15:1-20: {Mark 7:1-23}
  • 2. Mark 3:22; Mark 7:1; John 1:19; Acts 25:7
  • 3. Luke 11:38
  • 4. Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16
  • 5. Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Lit "die the death"
  • [b]. Lit "a gift;" i.e. an offering
  • [c]. I.e. by supporting them with it
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