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Matthew 15:2, 3, 6

Matthew 15:2 NIV

“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”

Matthew 15:3 NIV

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

Matthew 15:6 NIV

they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.