Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Then scholars and Pharisees from Jerusalem come to Jesus, saying,
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.
Mark 7:2And having seen some of his disciples eating their loaves with profane hands, that is, unwashed, they accused them.
Luke 11:38And when the Pharisee saw, he marveled that he did not first wash before dinner.
Colossians 2:20If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why do ye submit to rules, as though living in the world?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:2-10
Jesus Reproves the Scribes and Pharisees. 1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his… Read the whole commentary →