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Matthew 15:2

1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
KJV
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
WEB
“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”
ASV
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
DARBY
Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
BLB
“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they shall eat bread.”
ÅB
«Hvorfor bryter disiplene dine tradisjonene fra de gamle? For de vasker jo ikke hendene før måltider.»
OTB
"Hvorfor bryter disiplene dine de gamles tradisjon? De vasker ikke hendene før de spiser."
B1930
Hvorfor bryter dine disipler de gamles vedtekt? de vasker jo ikke sine hender når de holder måltid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 7:2

    and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.

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  • Luke 11:38

    But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

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  • Colossians 2:8

    See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

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  • Colossians 2:20–23

    If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:

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  • Mark 7:5

    So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

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  • 1 Peter 1:18

    For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,

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