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"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don`t wash their hands when they eat bread."
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God's Law vs. Human Rules
The core of the conflict is the authority of God's written commands versus the authority of human-made rules. Commentators explain that the 'tradition of the elders' was an oral law the Pharisees elevated to the level of Scripture. Jesus's response establishes a crucial principle: religious traditions, no matter how revered, cannot be used to judge others or be treated as equal to the actual commands of God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Transgress the tradition of the elders, The word elders means, literally, old men. It here means the ancients, or their …
The tradition of the elders (την παραδοσιν των πρεσβυτερων). This was the oral law, handed down by the elders of the past in ex…
19th Century
Anglican
They wash not their hands when they eat bread. Mark, writing for Gentiles, explains the nature of the tradition more fully ([Reference Mar…
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Baptist
When our Lord was busiest, His enemies attacked Him. These ecclesiastics “of Jerusalem” were probably the elite of their group, and based on their …
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…
16th Century
Protestant
Why do thy disciples transgress? When we speak of human traditions, this question has no reference to political laws, the use and object o…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
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 …
