Matthew 15:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Why do your followers not obey the traditions we have from our great leaders who lived long ago? Your followers don’t wash their hands before they eat!”

Cross References

Luke 11:38

But the Pharisee was surprised when he saw that Jesus did not wash his hands first before the meal.

Mark 7:2

They saw that some of his followers ate food with hands that were not clean, meaning that they did not wash their hands in a special way.

Colossians 2:8

Be sure you are not led away by the teaching of those who have nothing worth saying and only plan to deceive you. That teaching is not from Christ. It is only human tradition and comes from the powers that influence this world.

1 Peter 1:18

You know that in the past the way you were living was useless. It was a way of life you learned from those who lived before you. But you were saved from that way of living. You were bought, but not with things that ruin like gold or silver.

Mark 7:5

The Pharisees and teachers of the law said to Jesus, “Your followers don’t follow the traditions we have from our great leaders who lived long ago. They eat their food with hands that are not clean. Why do they do this?”

Genesis 1:14

Then God said, “Let there be lights in the sky. These lights will separate the days from the nights. They will be used for signs to show when special meetings begin and to show the days and years.

Matthew 15:3

Jesus answered, “And why do you refuse to obey God’s command so that you can follow those traditions you have?

Galatians 1:14

I was becoming a leader in the Jewish religion. I did better than most other Jews my own age. I tried harder than anyone else to follow the traditions we got from our ancestors.

Esther 3:3

Then the king’s leaders at the gate asked Mordecai, “Why don’t you obey the king’s command to bow down to Haman?”