Bible verses about "traditions" | RKJNT

³ But he answered and said to them, Why do you transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? ⁴ For God commanded, saying, Honour your father and mother: and, He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death. ⁵ But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever of mine might benefit you is a gift to God; ⁶ Then he is free not to honour his father or his mother. Thus have you made the commandment of God void by your tradition. ⁷ You hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, ⁸ This people honours me with their lips; but their hearts are far from me. ⁹ But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. ¹⁰ And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand: ¹¹ Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man. ¹² Then his disciples came, and said to him, Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? ¹³ But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up. ¹⁴ Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. ¹⁵ Then Peter answered and said to him, Explain to us this parable. ¹⁶ And Jesus said, Are you also still without understanding? ¹⁷ Do you not yet understand, that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is eliminated? ¹⁸ But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. ¹⁹ For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immorality, thefts, false witness, slanders: ²⁰ These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.

² Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread. ³ But he answered and said to them, Why do you transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? ⁴ For God commanded, saying, Honour your father and mother: and, He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death. ⁵ But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever of mine might benefit you is a gift to God; ⁶ Then he is free not to honour his father or his mother. Thus have you made the commandment of God void by your tradition.

⁶ Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who is idle and does not walk according to the tradition which you received from us.

⁷ But have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales, but rather train yourself in godliness;

³ (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands, thus holding to the tradition of the elders. ⁴ And when they come from the market, unless they wash, they do not eat. And there are many other traditions which they observe, such as the washing of cups, and pots, and vessels of copper.) ⁵ Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but rather eat bread with unwashed hands? ⁶ He answered and said to them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honours me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. ⁷ In vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. ⁸ Laying aside the commandment of God, you hold to the traditions of men. ⁹ And he said to them, You fully reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

¹ Be imitators of me, just as I am of Christ. ² Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things, and keep the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.

² Preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all patience and instruction. ³ For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they shall gather up teachers for themselves to suit their own desires; ⁴ And they shall turn their ears away from the truth, and shall turn aside to myths.

¹⁴ To this he called you through our gospel, to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁵ Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold to the traditions which you have been taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.

⁶ Then he is free not to honour his father or his mother. Thus have you made the commandment of God void by your tradition.

² Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things, and keep the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.

³ But he answered and said to them, Why do you transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

⁸ Beware, lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, which depend on the traditions of men and the rudiments of the world, and not on Christ.

¹⁵ Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold to the traditions which you have been taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.