Matthew 15:1-9 - Human Traditions And God's Commandments

¹ THEN came the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying, ² Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?

³ And he answered and said to them, Why do you transgress the command of God by your tradition? ⁴ For God said, Honor your father and mother; and he that reviles father or mother, let him surely die.

⁵ But you say, Whoever says to his father or mother what you might be profited with by me is a gift, ⁶ then he shall not honor his father or his mother; and you have made the law of God of no effect by your tradition. ⁷ Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophecy of you, saying;

⁸ This people honors me with the lips, but their heart is far from me. ⁹ But in vain do they worship me, teaching teachings and commandments of men.

¹ AND the Pharisees and some of the scribes having come from Jerusalem came together to him,

¹ AND the Pharisees and some of the scribes having come from Jerusalem came together to him, ² and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands, [they found fault]. ³ For the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not unless they wash their hands with the fist, holding the tradition of the elders. ⁴ And from a market, unless they baptize they eat not; and there are many other [customs] which they have received to hold; baptisms, of cups and sextuses [ ⁵ And the Pharisees and scribes asked, Why do not your disciples conform to the tradition of the elders; but eat bread with defiled hands?

⁶ And he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophecy of you, hypocrites, as it is written; This people honors me with the lips, but their heart is far from me; ⁷ but in vain do they worship me, teaching for teachings the commandments of men;

⁸ for leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men. ⁹ And he said to them, Well do you reject the commandment of God, to keep your tradition; ¹⁰ for Moses said, Honor your father and your mother, and, He that reviles father or mother, let him surely die.

¹¹ But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, It is a corban, which is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me, [he shall be free]; ¹² and suffer him no longer to do any thing for his father or his mother; ¹³ making the word of God of no effect by your tradition which you have delivered; and many such things you do.