Bible Verses About Tradition

But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lord your God.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

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?

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:

All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the Lord do sanctify them.

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

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

Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the Lord, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;