Bible Verses About Commandments: Of men

`Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

And he answering said to them, `Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death;

but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering is whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --

and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

`Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

This people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me;

and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings--commands of men.'

And having called near the multitude, he said to them, `Hear and understand:

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

Then his disciples having come near, said to him, `Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?'

And he answering said, `Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up;

let them alone, guides they are--blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.'

And Peter answering said to him, `Explain to us this simile.'

And Jesus said, `Are ye also yet without understanding?

do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;

for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.'

and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands--that is, unwashed--eating bread, they found fault;

for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,

and, coming from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.

Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, `Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?'

and he answering said to them--`Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;

and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;