Matthew 15:2-6 Matthew 15 - Teaching about Defilement

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

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’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

5 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

6 he is not to ‘honor his father’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

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Cross References for Matthew 15:2-6

Genesis 1:14 - And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night... Click to read the verse Genesis 1:14 Click to read the verse Genesis 1:14

James 4:8 - Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your he... Click to read the verse James 4:8 Click to read the verse James 4:8

Colossians 2:20-23 - Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belo... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:20-23 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:20-23

Matthew 15:20 - These are what make a man ‘unclean’; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him ‘unclean.’” Click to read the verse Matthew 15:20 Click to read the verse Matthew 15:20

Mark 7:2 - saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were “unclean,” that is, unwashed. Click to read the verse Mark 7:2 Click to read the verse Mark 7:2

1 Peter 1:18 - For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeem... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:18 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:18

Hebrews 12:3 - Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and l... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:3 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:3

Luke 11:38 - But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not first wash before the meal, was surprised. Click to read the verse Luke 11:38 Click to read the verse Luke 11:38

Luke 6:2 - Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” Click to read the verse Luke 6:2 Click to read the verse Luke 6:2

Colossians 2:8 - See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends ... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:8 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:8

Mark 7:5 - So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according ... Click to read the verse Mark 7:5 Click to read the verse Mark 7:5