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Matthew 15:1-9

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 Then some P'rushim and Torah-teachers from Yerushalayim came to Yeshua and asked him,

2 "Why is it that your talmidim break the Tradition of the Elders? They don't do n'tilat-yadayim before they eat!"

3 He answered, "Indeed, why do you break the command of God by your tradition?

4 For God said, `Honor your father and mother,' and `Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'

5 But you say, `If anyone says to his father or mother, "I have promised to give to God what I might have used to help you,"

6 then he is rid of his duty to honor his father or mother.' Thus by your tradition you make null and void the word of God!

7 You hypocrites! Yesha`yahu was right when he prophesied about you,

8 `These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away from me.

9 Their worship of me is useless, because they teach man-made rules as if they were doctrines.'"

New International Version NIV

1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”

3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’

5 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’

6 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

8 “ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’”