The tradition of the elders (την παραδοσιν των πρεσβυτερων). This was the oral law, handed down by the elders of the past in ex…

Transgress the tradition of the elders, The word elders means, literally, old men. It here means the ancients, or their …

They wash not their hands when they eat bread. Mark, writing for Gentiles, explains the nature of the tradition more fully ([Reference Mar…

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for the…

Rabanus Maurus: The men of Gennesaret and the less learned believe, but those who seem to be wise come to dispute with Him. Th…

The attack on Jesus again comes through the behavior of his disciples (cf. Mark 7:3–4). The “tradition of the elders” (cf.[Reference Gal…

Why do thy disciples transgress? When we speak of human traditions, this question has no reference to political laws, the use and object o…

Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?
&c.] Having observed, for some little time, the conduct…

Additions to God's laws reflect upon His wisdom, as if He had left out something that was needed and that humans could supply; in one way or anothe…

Above, the Lord showed the power of His teaching under figures; now He shows its sufficiency. This is shown in two ways. Firstly, He shows that He …