Bible Verses About The Pharisees: Zealous of tradition

(For the Pharises, and all the Iewes, except they wash their hands oft, eate not, holding the tradition of the Elders.

Then asked him the Pharises and Scribes, Why walke not thy disciples according to the tradition of the Elders, but eate meate with vnwashen hands?

Then hee answered and sayd vnto them, Surely Esay hath prophecied well of you, hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth mee with lippes, but their heart is farre away from me.

But they worship me in vaine, teaching for doctrines the commandements of men.

For ye lay the commandement of God apart, and obserue the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and of cups, and many other such like things ye doe.

And profited in the Iewish religion aboue many of my companions of mine owne nation, and was much more zealous of the traditions of my fathers.