Matthew 15:2
Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees that were of Jerusalem, saying:
Cross References
Mark 7:2and when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands:
Luke 11:38And when the Pharisee saw it, he wondered that he had not first immersed himself before dinner.
Colossians 2:20If, then, you have died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you submit to ordinances?
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 →