Bible verse
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from Matthew 15.
1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
5 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
KJV
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
ASV
And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition ?
ERV
And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Newsletter
A short reading and some honest encouragement, most weekday mornings — no noise, no selling, unsubscribe in one click.
Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible, which is free of copyright restrictions for use on websites. Read the full Bible on Great Faith.