Matthew 15:3
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
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- Colossians 2:23 Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
- Titus 1:14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
- Mark 7:6–8 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”