Human Traditions and God’s Commandments

15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, ² “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat a meal.”^{[a] 3} So he answered and^[b] said to them, “Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition? ⁴ For God said, ‘Honor your^[c] father and your^[d] mother,’^[e] and ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother must certainly die^[f].’^{[g] 5} But you say, ‘Whoever says to his^[h] father or his^[i] mother, “Whatever benefit you would have received^[j] from me is a gift to God,” ⁶ need not honor his father,’^[k] and you make void the word of God for the sake of your tradition. ⁷ Hypocrites! Isaiah correctly prophesied about you saying,