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Tradition

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Matthew 9:11 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem Matthew 15:1

Galilee Jerusalem

Sprout, Root, Branch, Stick Nazareth from the Hebrew Neytser Sprout, Root, Branch, Stick Isaiah 11:1 “Stick Town”

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands before they eat.” Matthew 15:1-2

Why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition Why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’ But you say that whoever tells father or mother, ‘Whatever support you might have had from me is given to God,’ then that person need not honor the father or mother. Matthew 15:3-5

Korban

“For the sake of your tradition, you make void the word of God.” Matthew 15:6 “It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” Matthew 15:11