Matthew 15:2
“Why do yoʋr disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
In Context
1Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
3He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Cross References
Mark 7:2When they saw some of his disciples eating bread with hands that were defiled (that is, unwashed), they criticized them.
Luke 11:38The Pharisee was amazed when he saw that Jesus did not first perform the ritual washing before the meal.
Colossians 2:20If then you have died with Christ to the elements of the world, why, as though you were living in the world, do you submit to regulations such as,
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 →