23 Bible Verses about Traditions

For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they diligently wash their hands, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders. And from the forum, unless they may baptize themselves, they do not eat: and many other things which they have received to hold, the baptism of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.

And when He was twelve years old, they going up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,

Then they received the body of Jesus, and wrapped it in linens with aromatics, as is the custom to the Jews to embalm.

But I praise you because you remember me in all things, and hold fast the commandments, as I delivered them unto you.

but prove all things; and hold fast to the beautiful;

and whatsoever things thou hast heard with me through many witnesses, commit thou the same to faithful men, who will be able also to teach others.

For I received this from the Lord, which I have also delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the night in which he was betrayed, took bread,

having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone,

Then therefore, brethren, stand, and hold fast the traditions which you have been taught, whether by word, or by our epistle:

And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks about disorderly, and not according to the teaching they received from us.

And responding He said to them; Wherefore do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? For God commanded saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die with death. But you say, Whosoever may say to father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever you may be profited by me; and he shall no longer honor his father or his mother.read more.
You made void the commandment of God by your tradition.

And He said to them, Truly, you make void the commandment of God, that you may hold your own tradition. For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and let the one speaking evil of father and mother die the death. But you say, If a man may say to father or mother, Corban, that is a gift, whatsoever you may be profited by me;read more.
and you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother; making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have given: and you do many such similar things.

See that no one shall be deceiving you through philosophy and empty delusion, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ,

If along with Christ you are dead from the elements of the world, why are you dogmatized as living in the world, Touch not, taste not, handle not, those things which are all unto destruction by use according to the commandments and teachings of the people?

This testimony is true: on account of which cause convict them sharply, in order that they may be sound in the faith, not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men turning away from the truth.

The disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to Him; Wherefore do the disciples of John and the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast? And Jesus said to them, Whether are the sons of the bride-chamber able to fast while the bridegroom is with them? So long a time as they have with them the bridegroom they are not able to fast. But the days will come, when the bridegroom must be taken from them, and then they will fast in that day.read more.
No one putteth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: lest the new take its fullness from the old, and the rent is made worse. No one puts new wine in old bottles: lest the new wine shall break the bottles, and the wine is poured out, and the bottles shall perish: but the new wine is put in new bottles.

Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, Wherefore do we and the Pharisee fast, but thy disciples do not fast? And Jesus said to them, The sons of the bride-chamber are not able to fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them. But the day will come, when the bride-groom must be taken from them, and then they will fast. But no one puts a piece of new cloth on an old garment; for it takes its fullness from the garment, and the rent is made worse.read more.
Neither do they put new wine in old bottles: lest the bottles are broken, and the wine poured out, and the bottles shall perish: but they put the new wine into the new bottles, and both are preserved.

And they said to Him, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but thy disciples eat and drink? And He said to them, Whether are you able to make the sons of the bridechamber to fast, while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom must indeed be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days.read more.
He also spoke a parable to them; Let no one put a piece of new cloth on an old garment; lest the new shall tear it, and the piece from the new will not fit the old. And no one puts new wine into old bottles; lest the new wine shall break the bottles, and it shall be poured out, and the bottles shall perish: but the new wine is to be put into new bottles, and both will be preserved. No one drinking the old immediately wishes the new; for he says, The old is better.

knowing that you have been redeemed from your depraved character transmitted from your ancestors, not by corruptible things, silver or gold, but by the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and spotless:

Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, Wherefore do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders: but they eat bread with unwashed hands?

And when Cephas came into Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to blame. For before certain ones came from James, he was eating along with the Gentiles: but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. And the rest of the Jews also reciprocated with him; so that even Barnabas was led away by their dissimulation.read more.
But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, If you being a Jew are living like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how do you compel the Gentiles to judaize? We being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but through the faith of Christ Jesus, and we have believed into Christ Jesus, in order that we may be justified by faith of Christ, and not by works of law, because by works of law no flesh shall be justified.