Matthew 15:2
Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
1Then the scribes and Pharisees, who are from Jerusalem, come to Jesus, saying,
Cross References
Mark 7:2And seeing certain ones of His disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands.
Luke 11:38And the Pharisee seeing, was astonished because He was not first baptized before dinner.
Colossians 2:20If along with Christ you are dead from the elements of the world, why are you dogmatized as 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 →