Matthew 15:2-6

²“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

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

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

⁵But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

⁶he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

— Matthew 15:2-6

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Illustration of Matthew 15:1-2 NLT

Illustration of Matthew 15:1-2 NLT -- Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus. They came from Jerusalem and asked Jesus, "Why do your followers not obey the rules given to us by our great people that lived before us? Your followers don't wash their hands before they eat!"

Cross References for Matthew 15:2-6

• Exodus 20:12
• Exodus 21:17
• Leviticus 20:9
• Deuteronomy 5:16
• Deuteronomy 21:18-21
• Colossians 2:8
• Proverbs 23:22
• Mark 7:13
• Mark 7:10-13
• Leviticus 19:3

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