Thematic Bible: Legislates in later times
Thematic Bible
Government » Mosaic » Legislates in later times
Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
Verse Concepts
Ye hypocrites, beautifully did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying, This people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. But in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
And the Pharisees and certain ones of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem, gather to Him. And seeing certain ones of His disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands. For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they diligently wash their hands, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders.