Matthew 15:2

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Cross References

Luke 11:38

And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner.

Mark 7:2

And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.

Colossians 2:8

Beware lest any man cheat you by philosophy, and vain deceit; according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ:

1 Peter 1:18

Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things as gold or silver, from your vain conversation of the tradition of your fathers:

Mark 7:5

And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands?

Genesis 1:14

And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:

Matthew 15:3

But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said:

Galatians 1:14

And I made progress in the Jews' religion above many of my equals in my own nation, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.