King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 15:2
“Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.”
Verse in context — Matthew 15
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Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
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Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
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But he answered and said unto them, ‹Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?›
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‹For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.›
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