Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
1THEN came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying,
3And he answering said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition?
Cross References
Mark 7:2And seeing some of his disciples eating bread with hands unclean, that is, unwashed, they found fault.
Luke 11:38But the Pharisee seeing it, marvelled, that he had not washed before dinner.
Colossians 2:20If then ye have been dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye dogmatically taught,
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 →