'Tradition' in the Bible

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat {a meal}."

So he answered [and] said to them, "Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition?

need not honor his father,' and you make void the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unclean hands?"

Abandoning the commandment of God, you hold fast to the tradition of men."

And he said to them, "You splendidly ignore the commandment of God so that you can keep your tradition.

[thus] making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down, and you do many similar [things] such as this."

Beware lest {anyone take you captive} through philosophy and empty deceit, according to {human tradition}, according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ,

But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [that] you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.