he does not need to honor his father.’ ¹  You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their ¹  hands when they eat.” ² 

He answered them, ¹  “And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Having no regard ¹  for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition.” ² 

Thus you nullify ¹  the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.”

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, ¹  holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

He also said to them, “You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up ¹  your tradition.

The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat ¹  with unwashed hands?”

Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you ¹  through an empty, deceitful philosophy ²  that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits ³  of the world, and not according to Christ.

But we command you, brothers and sisters, ¹  in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined ²  life ³  and not according to the tradition they ⁴  received from us.

You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold,

what wise men declare, hiding nothing, from the tradition of ¹  their ancestors, ² 

Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah which all the male and female singers use to mourn Josiah to this very day. It has become customary in Israel to sing these; they are recorded in the Book of Laments.

So the Jews committed themselves to continue what they had begun to do and to what Mordecai had written to them.

Esther’s command established these matters of Purim, and the matter was officially recorded. ¹ 

I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; ¹  he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family. ² 

However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision ¹  (not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child ²  on the Sabbath.

Indeed according to the law almost everything was purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Therefore, because of the account found in this letter and what they had faced in this regard and what had happened to them, the Jews established as binding on themselves, their descendants, and all who joined their company that they should observe these two days without fail, just as written and at the appropriate time on an annual basis.

Then a trustworthy king will be established; he will rule in a reliable manner, this one from David’s family. ¹  He will be sure to make just decisions and will be experienced in executing justice. ²