sSee Matt. 15:2
Matthew 15:2-3
2 a“Why do your disciples break bthe tradition of the elders? cFor they do not wash their hands when they eat.” 3He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?Matthew 15:6
6he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have dmade void the word ▼▼Some manuscripts law
of God. Mark 7:3
3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, ▼▼Greek unless they wash the hands with a fist, probably indicating a kind of ceremonial washing
holding to gthe tradition of hthe elders, Mark 7:5
5And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to ithe tradition of jthe elders, kbut eat with ldefiled hands?”Mark 7:8-9
8You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”9And he said to them, “You have a fine way of mrejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!
Mark 7:13
13thus nmaking void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”Galatians 1:14
14And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely ozealous was I for pthe traditions of my fathers.Colossians 2:8
8See to it that no one takes you captive by qphilosophy and rempty deceit, according to shuman tradition, according to the telemental spirits ▼▼Or elementary principles; also verse 20
of the world, and not according to Christ.
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