For Moses said, ‘ Honor your father and your mother’ and, ‘ He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to be put to death’ but you say, ‘If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),’ you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down and you do many things such as that.”

Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.” He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’ (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders read more.Īnd when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.) The Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?” And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.

Fathers day bible verse