Matthew 15:2

New American Bible - revised edition

“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash [their] hands when they eat a meal.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:14

Then God said: Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the seasons, the days and the years,

Matthew 15:3

He said to them in reply, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

Mark 7:2

they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.

Mark 7:5

So the Pharisees and scribes questioned him, “Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?”

Luke 11:38

The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.

Galatians 1:14

and progressed in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my race, since I was even more a zealot for my ancestral traditions.

Colossians 2:8

See to it that no one captivate you with an empty, seductive philosophy according to human tradition, according to the elemental powers of the world and not according to Christ. Sovereign Role of Christ.

1 Peter 1:18

realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold