Matthew 15:1-6 ▼

1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

3 And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

4 For God said, ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,’ and, ‘HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.’

5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever you might benefit from me is given to God,”

6 he need not honor his father.’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.