Matthew 15:2

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

Matthew 15:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
ESV
2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."
NLT
2 “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”
MSG
2 "Why do your disciples play fast and loose with the rules?"
CSB
2 "Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat!"

Matthew 15:2 In-Context

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,’

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