Bible Verses about “tradition”

“Be careful that you don't let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.”

“Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.”

“Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.”

“He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him.”

“For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.”

“This is the bread which came down out of heaven--not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever."”

“As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me.”

“Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves.”

“This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.”

“He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

“It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.”

“He said these things in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.”

“Jesus answered them, "Didn't I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?"”

“But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.”

“I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."”

“Now he spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he who would betray him, being one of the twelve.”

“Jesus said therefore to the twelve, "You don't also want to go away, do you?"”

“Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.”

“We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God."”

“but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”

“But there are some of you who don't believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who didn't believe, and who it was who would betray him.”

“He said, "For this cause have I said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father."”

“Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, "This is a hard saying! Who can listen to it?"”

“But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble?”

“Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?”

“At this, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.”

“The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"”

“These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;”

“For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'”

“Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.”

“When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit!”

“Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained."”

“Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you."”

“So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.”

“When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be to you."”

“When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord.”

“he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.”

“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,"”

“He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?”

“But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn't with them when Jesus came.”

“to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

“"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat bread."”