Matthew 15:1-3

The Tradition of the Elders

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1} Then^(A) Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked,^(B) ^{Tools
2} “Why do Your disciples^(C) break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat!”^(a)^(D)

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3} He answered them, “And why do you break God’s commandment because of your tradition?

Footnotes:

a. Matthew 15:2: Lit eat bread eat a meal

Cross references:

A. Matthew 15:1: Mark 7:1-23

B. Matthew 15:1: Mark 3:22; John 1:19

C. Matthew 15:2: Matthew 10:1; Matthew 26:56; Mark 3:7; Mark 16:20; Luke 6:13; John 12:16

D. Matthew 15:2: Luke 11:38; Colossians 2:8; Hebrews 11:2