Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples trangress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
1Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
Mark 7:2And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.
Luke 11:38And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner.
Colossians 2:20If then you be dead with Christ from the elements of this world, why do you yet decree 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 →