He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God on account of your tradition?
Matthew 15:2 - English Majority Text Version "Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands whenever they eat bread." Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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. |
He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God on account of your tradition?
Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with ceremonially unclean, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but they eat bread with unwashed hands?"
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before the meal.
And I was advancing in Judaism above many my own age, being far more zealous for the traditions of my forefathers.
Beware lest anyone captures you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your futile way of life handed down from your forefathers,