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

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

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

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

And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

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

"For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'THE ONE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.'

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

"But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,"

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

he is not to honor his father or mother.' And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

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.

"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, by saying:

Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

-'AND IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN.'"

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.