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Matthew 15:2

Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

In Context

1Then, there come unto Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and Scribes, saying—

3But, he, answering, said unto them—Wherefore do, ye also, transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

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Cross References

Genesis 1:14And God said—Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night,—and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

Mark 7:2and, observing certain of his disciples, that, with defiled hands, that is unwashed, they are eating bread,——

Luke 11:38And, the Pharisee, beholding, marvelled that he was not, first, immersed, before the dinner.

Colossians 2:20If ye have died, together with Christ, from the first principles of the world, why, as though alive in the world, are ye submitting to decrees,—

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 →

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