Matthew 15:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 15:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 15:2 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 15:2 — KJV
“Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.”
— Matthew 15:2 (KJV)
Matthew 15:2 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 15:2
“Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:2: why, disciples, tradition
“And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. defiled: or, common”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:2: disciples, wash, hands
“For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. oft: or, diligently: in the original, with the fist: Theophylact, up to the elbow”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:2: tradition, elders, wash
“And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:2: why, eat, bread
“And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:2: elders, eat, bread
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