World English Bible
Matthew 15:3
“He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?”
Verse in context — Matthew 15
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Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
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Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat bread.
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He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
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For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.
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But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,
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