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Matthew 15:1-2
International Standard Version
Matthew 15:1-2
International Standard Version
Jesus Challenges the Tradition of the Elders(A)
15 Then some Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked, 2 “Why do your disciples disregard the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands when they eat.”[a]
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- Matthew 15:2 Lit. eat bread
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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