Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
1THEN there come to Jesus the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying:
Cross References
Mark 7:2And seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled (that is, unwashen) hands, they found fault.
Luke 11:38And the Pharisee, seeing it, wondered that he did not first immerse himself before dinner.
Colossians 2:20If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject 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 →