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“Why do Your followers not obey the teaching that was given to them by our fathers? They do not wash their hands before they eat.” Jesus said to them, “Why do you break the Law of God by trying to keep their teaching? For God said, ‘Show respect to your father and mother.’ (A) And, ‘He who curses his father or mother will be put to death.’ (B)

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“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(A)

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](B) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  2. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9