1. Then the scribes and the Pharisees came to him from Jerusalem, saying:
2. "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."
3. But responding, he said to them: "And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said:
4. 'Honor your father and mother,' and, 'Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.'