1. Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem. They asked him,
2. “Why don’t your followers obey the unwritten laws which have been handed down to us? They don’t wash their hands before they eat.”
3. Jesus answered, “And why do you refuse to obey God’s command so that you can follow your own teachings?
4. God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘Anyone who says cruel things to his father or mother must be put to death.’
5. But you say a person can tell his father or mother, ‘I have something I could use to help you, but I have given it to God already.’