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Matthew 15:1-2
Amplified Bible
Matthew 15:1-2
Amplified Bible
Tradition and Commandment
15 Then some Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said, 2 “Why do Your disciples violate the [a]tradition (religious laws) handed down by the [Jewish] elders? For Your disciples do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before they eat.”
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- Matthew 15:2 I.e. the oral commentary on the Law, later codified as the Mishnah.
Matthew 15:1-2
New International Version
Matthew 15:1-2
New International Version
That Which Defiles(A)
15 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(B)
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