Matthew 15:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 15:2

Defilement Comes from Within

1 Then ^athe scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

2 ^a“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

4 For God commanded, saying, ^a‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ^b‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, ^a“Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—

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Definitions of words in Matthew 15:2:

A {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bread {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Bread {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Tradition {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Tradition {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing Matthew 15:2:

Capernaum {Easton's}
Matthew, Gospel according to {Easton's}
Tradition {Easton's}
Law In The New Testament {I.S.B.E.}
Tradition {I.S.B.E.}

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