Matthew 15:2-6

2“Why do your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

3He answered them, “Why do you break the commandment of God because of your traditions?

4For example, God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.’

5But you say that whoever tells his father or mother, ‘I have given to God whatever support you might have received from me,’

6does not have to honor his father. Because of your traditions you have destroyed the authority of God’s word.