Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years.
Matthew 15:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat.’ , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Why do Your disciples transgress and violate the rules handed down by the elders of the past? For they do not practice [ceremonially] washing their hands before they eat. American Standard Version (1901) Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. Common English Bible “Why are your disciples breaking the elders’ rules handed down to us? They don’t ritually purify their hands by washing before they eat.” Catholic Public Domain Version "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread." 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. |
Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years.
The members of the royal staff at the King’s Gate asked Mordecai, ‘Why are you disobeying the king’s command? ’
He answered them, ‘Why do you break God’s commandment because of your tradition?
They observed that some of his disciples were eating bread with unclean #– #that is, unwashed #– #hands.
So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, ‘Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders, instead of eating bread with ceremonially unclean hands? ’
When the Pharisee saw this, he was amazed that he did not first perform the ritual washing , before dinner.
I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ.
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,