Matthew 15:1-9

Traditions and Commandments

1 e Then Pharisees and f scribes came to Jesus f from Jerusalem and said, 2 g "Why do your disciples break h the tradition of the elders? j For they do not wash their hands when they eat." 3 He answered them, "And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, k 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, l 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' 5 But you say, 'If anyone tells his father or his mother, "What you would have gained from me is given to God," 1 6 he need not honor his father.' So for the sake of your tradition you have m made void the word 2 of God. 7 n You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

8 o "'This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
 9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as p doctrines the commandments of men.'"

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 15:1 - 20
    Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said.
    Mark 7:1 - 23
    Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem.
  2. Cross References
    Mark 3:22
    And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.
  3. Cross References
    Mark 3:22
    And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.
  4. Cross References
    Matthew 15:1 - 20
    Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said.
    Mark 7:1 - 23
    Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem.
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 9:11
    And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?
  6. Cross References
    Galatians 1:14
    And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.
    Colossians 2:8
    See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
  7. Cross References
    Luke 11:38
    The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 20:12
    Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 21:17
    Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 20:12
    Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 21:17
    Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
  12. Cross References
    Galatians 3:17
    This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void.
    Romans 2:23
    You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law.
  13. Cross References
    Matthew 23:13
    But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.
  14. Cross References
    Isaiah 29:13
    And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men.
    Ezekiel 33:31
    And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
  15. Cross References
    Isaiah 29:13
    And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men.
  16. Cross References
    Colossians 2:22
    ( referring to things that all perish as they are used) - according to human precepts and teachings?
    Titus 1:14
    Not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.
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