Matthew 15:1-8
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Tradition of the Elders
15 Then(A) Jesus was approached by Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem, who asked,(B) 2 ‘Why do your disciples(C) break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat.’[a](D)
3 He answered them, ‘Why do you break God’s commandment because of your tradition? 4 For God said:[b] Honour your father and your mother;[c](E) and, Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.[d](F) 5 But you say, “Whoever tells his father or mother, ‘Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple,’ 6 he does not have to honour his father.”[e] In this way, you have nullified the word of God[f] because of your tradition. 7 Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said:
8 This people[g] honours me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me.
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