Matthew 15:2
“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Why{G5101} do{G3845} thy{G4675} disciples{G3101} transgress{G3845} the tradition{G3862} of the elders?{G4245} for{G1063} they wash{G3538} not{G3756} their{G846} hands{G5495} when{G3752} they eat{G2068} bread.{G740}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Why{G1302} do thy{G4675} disciples{G3101} transgress{G3845}{(G5719)} the tradition{G3862} of the elders{G4245}? for{G1063} they wash{G3538}{(G5731)} not{G3756} their{G846} hands{G5495} when{G3752} they eat{G2068}{(G5725)} bread{G740}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
why do thy disciples transgresse the tradicios of ye elders? for they wesshe not their hondes when they eate breed.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Why do thy disciples transgresse ye tradicions of the elders? for they wash not their hodes whan they eate bred.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the Elders? For they wash not their hands when they eate bread.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Why do thy disciples transgresse the traditions of the elders? for they washe not their handes when they eate bread.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat bread."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'
American Standard Version (1901)
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
American Standard Version (1901)
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.
World English Bible (2000)
"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat bread."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat.”
Referenced Verses
- Luke 11:38 : 38 But the Pharisee was astonished to see that Jesus did not wash before the meal.
- Col 2:8 : 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, based on human tradition and the elemental principles of the world rather than on Christ.
- Col 2:20-23 : 20 If you died with Christ to the elemental principles of the world, why, as though still living in the world, do you submit to its decrees? 21 "Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle"— 22 which all perish as they are used—based on human commands and teachings. 23 These have an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion, false humility, and severe treatment of the body, but they have no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
- 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
- Mark 7:2 : 2 They saw some of His disciples eating bread with unclean, that is, unwashed hands, and they criticized them.
- Mark 7:5 : 5 So the Pharisees and the scribes questioned Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"
- Gen 1:14 : 14 Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days, and years,
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Mark 7:1-55 verses91%
1 The Pharisees and some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, gathered around Him.
2 They saw some of His disciples eating bread with unclean, that is, unwashed hands, and they criticized them.
3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands carefully, holding to the tradition of the elders.
4 And when they return from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. They also observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and dining couches.
5 So the Pharisees and the scribes questioned Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"
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3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
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20 These are the things that defile a person, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
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1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
- Mark 7:7-93 verses78%
7 They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
8 You have abandoned the commandment of God and hold onto human traditions, including the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other similar things."
9 He also said to them, "How skillfully you set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your own tradition.
- Matt 12:1-44 verses76%
1 At that time, Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples became hungry and began to pick heads of grain and eat them.
2 But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, 'Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.'
3 He said to them, 'Have you not read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?
4 How he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him or those with him to eat, but only for the priests?
- Mark 2:23-264 verses75%
23 One Sabbath, as Jesus was walking through the grainfields, his disciples began to pluck some heads of grain as they went along.
24 The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?
25 Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
26 'He entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat. He also gave some to his companions.'
- Matt 15:9-124 verses75%
9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’
10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand:
11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
12 Then the disciples came to him and told him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
- Luke 6:1-44 verses74%
1 One Sabbath, while Jesus was walking through the grain fields, His disciples began picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
2 Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"
3 Jesus answered them, "Have you not even read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?
4 "He entered the house of God, took the bread of the Presence, ate it, and gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for anyone to eat but the priests alone."
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14 Then the disciples of John came to him and asked, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?'
- Luke 11:38-392 verses73%
38 But the Pharisee was astonished to see that Jesus did not wash before the meal.
39 Then the Lord said to him, 'Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
- Matt 15:5-73 verses72%
5 But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
6 they are not to honor their father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying,
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11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?'
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13 You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."
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33 Then they said to Him, "Why do John's disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?"
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18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and people came and asked Jesus, 'Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast?
- Matt 16:11-122 verses72%
11 How is it that you do not understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
12 Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the yeast used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- Matt 23:25-262 verses71%
25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may also become clean.
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16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, 'Why does he eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?'
- Matt 15:16-172 verses70%
16 Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?”
17 Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is expelled into the latrine?
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1 One Sabbath, as Jesus went to eat at the house of a prominent Pharisee, they were carefully watching him.
- Mark 7:17-182 verses70%
17 When He went into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.
18 And He said to them, "Are you also without understanding? Do you not realize that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?
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5 When the disciples reached the other side, they forgot to bring bread.
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5 Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel He had tied around Himself.
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3 So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them.