Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
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Gill's Exposition
Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him,.... Not the disciples, but Christ himself; for their chief view was to find fault, and quarrel with him:
why walk not thy disciples according to the…
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat. 15:1-20. Mar 7:1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him. Mar 7:2 Defiled hands - The hands…
Adam Clarke
Why walk not thy disciples - See on Mat 15:2-9 (note).
One great design of Christ's coming, was, to set aside the ceremonial law which God made, and to put an end to it; to make way for which he begins with the ceremonial law which men had made, and added…
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