Thematic Bible: Commandments of men


Thematic Bible




knowing that you were not redeemed from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers, with destructible things, silver or gold,

AT that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pick the heads and eat. And the Pharisees seeing it, said to him, Behold, your disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. But he said to them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him? read more.
how he entered into the house of God and eat the show bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law, that the priests profane the sabbath in the temple, and are blameless? But I tell you that here is an object greater than the temple. But if you had known what, I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice, means, you would not have condemned the innocent; for the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath.

Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, for they wash not their hands when they eat bread? And he answered and said to them, Why do you transgress the command of God by your tradition? For God said, Honor your father and mother; and he that reviles father or mother, let him surely die. read more.
But you say, Whoever says to his father or mother what you might be profited with by me is a gift, then he shall not honor his father or his mother; and you have made the law of God of no effect by your tradition.

For the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not unless they wash their hands with the fist, holding the tradition of the elders. 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 [ And the Pharisees and scribes asked, Why do not your disciples conform to the tradition of the elders; but eat bread with defiled hands? read more.
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; but in vain do they worship me, teaching for teachings the commandments of men; for leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men. And he said to them, Well do you reject the commandment of God, to keep your tradition;

And on the second-first sabbath he went through the grain fields, and his disciples picked the heads and eat, rubbing them in their hands. And some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what is not lawful on the sabbath? And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those with him? read more.
He entered into the house of God, and took the show bread, and eat, and gave to those with him, which it was not lawful for any to eat, except the priests alone. And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath. And on another sabbath he went into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man there whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched him [to see] if he would perform a cure on the sabbath, that they might find [something of which] to accuse him. But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man having the withered hand, Arise, and stand in the midst. And he arose and stood. And Jesus said to them, I will ask you whether it is lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil? to save a life or to destroy? And looking round upon them all he said to him, Stretch out your hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored. And they were filled with madness, and conferred with each other as to what they should do to Jesus.