Matthew 15:2

New International Reader's Version

“Why don’t your disciples obey what the elders teach? Your disciples don’t wash their hands before they eat!”

Cross References

Genesis 1:14

God said, “Let there be lights in the huge space of the sky. Let them separate the day from the night. Let the lights set the times for the holy celebrations and the days and the years.

Esther 3:3

The royal officials at the palace gate asked Mordecai a question. They said, “Why don’t you obey the king’s command?”

Matthew 15:3

Jesus replied, “And why don’t you obey God’s command? You would rather follow your own teachings!

Mark 7:2

They saw some of his disciples eating food with “unclean” hands. That means they were not washed.

Mark 7:5

So the Pharisees and the teachers of the law questioned Jesus. “Why don’t your disciples live by what the elders teach?” they asked. “Why do they eat their food with ‘unclean’ hands?”

Luke 11:38

But the Pharisee was surprised. He noticed that Jesus did not wash before the meal.

Galatians 1:14

I was moving ahead in my Jewish way of life. I went beyond many of my people who were my own age. I held firmly to the teachings passed down by my people.

Colossians 2:8

Make sure no one controls you. They will try to control you by using false reasoning that has no meaning. Their ideas depend on human teachings. They also depend on the basic spiritual powers of this world. They don’t depend on Christ.

1 Peter 1:18

You were set free from an empty way of life. This way of life was handed down to you by your own people of long ago. You know that you were not bought with things that can pass away, like silver or gold.