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Selected Verse: Matthew 15:2 - Strong Concordance

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Mt 15:2 Strong Concordance Why [1302] do thy [4675] disciples [3101] transgress [3845] the tradition [3862] of the elders [4245]? for [1063] they wash [3538] not [3756] their [846] hands [5495] when [3752] they eat [2068] bread [740].
  King James Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
 
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3 For [1063] the Pharisees [5330], and [2532] all [3956] the Jews [2453], except [3362] they wash [3538] their hands [5495] oft [4435], eat [2068] not [3756], holding [2902] the tradition [3862] of the elders [4245].
8 And [2532] he saith [3004] unto them [846], Draw out [501] now [3568], and [2532] bear [5342] unto the governor of the feast [755]. And [2532] they bare [5342] it.
6 And [1161] there were [2258] set [2749] there [1563] six [1803] waterpots [5201] of stone [3035], after [2596] the manner of the purifying [2512] of the Jews [2453], containing [5562] two [1417] or [2228] three [5140] firkins [3355] apiece [303].