Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

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

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(A)“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

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But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

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Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

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He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

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And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

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they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

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then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the [b]commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

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  1. Matthew 15:6 NU omits or mother
  2. Matthew 15:6 NU word

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

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(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.(A)

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For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands [a]in a special way, holding the (A)tradition of the elders.

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  1. Mark 7:3 Lit. with the fist

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

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So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders(A) instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”

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(A)Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?”

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For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

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You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”(A)

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For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men—[a]the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.”

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  1. Mark 7:8 NU omits the rest of v. 8.

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

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And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[a] your own traditions!(A)

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  1. Mark 7:9 Some manuscripts set up

He said to them, All too well (A)you [a]reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

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  1. Mark 7:9 set aside

13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

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13 Thus you nullify the word of God(A) by your tradition(B) that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”

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13 making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

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14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

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14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous(A) for the traditions of my fathers.(B)

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14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, (A)being more exceedingly zealous (B)for the traditions of my fathers.

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