When the spies

of the Pharisees

realized that
Jesus' disciples

hadn't carried

out the tradition
of the elders by

washing their

hands, they were
very offended,

and came to

Jesus demanding an answer.

The Lord wasn't bothered by their indignation
and returned with another question:
"Why do ye also transgress the commandment
of God by your tradition?
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy
father and mother: and, He that curseth father
or mother, let him die the death.
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father
or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou
mightest be profited by me;
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."