So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands." Cross References Mark 7:2 and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled--that is, unwashed. Mark 7:3 Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. Mark 7:8 You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men." Mark 7:9 He went on to say, "You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition. Mark 7:13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters." Galatians 1:14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. Treasury of Scripture Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not your disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands? Mark 2:16-18 Matthew 15:2 Acts 21:21,24 |
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