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Matthew 15:2-4
Worldwide English (New Testament)
Matthew 15:2-4
Worldwide English (New Testament)
2 They asked him, `Why do your disciples break the law our fathers made? They do not wash their hands before they eat.'
3 Jesus asked them, `Why do you break God's law so that you can keep your own law?
4 God said, "Respect your father and your mother." And God said, "Anyone who says wrong things to his father or his mother will surely die."
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Matthew 15:2-4
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Matthew 15:2-4
New International Version
2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(A)
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 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)
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
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