Matthew 15:2
“Why do your disciples violate the traditions of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
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1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem. They said,
Cross References
Genesis 1:14God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to divide the day from the night and let them be as signs, for seasons, for days and years.
Mark 7:2They saw that some of his disciples ate bread with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.
Luke 11:38The Pharisee was surprised that Jesus first did not wash before dinner.
Colossians 2:20If you died together with Christ to the elements of the world, why do you live as obligated to 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 →