{Full well do ye reject the commandment of God that ye may
keep your traditions} (kal(9373) atheteite t(886e) entol(886e) tou theou
hina t(886e) paradosin hum(936e) t(8872)(8873)(8874)e). One can almost see the
scribes withering under this terrible arraignment. It was biting
sarcasm that cut to the bone. The evident irony should prevent
literal interpretation as commendation of the Pharisaic pervasion
of God's word. See my _The Pharisees and Jesus_ for illustrations
of the way that they placed this oral tradition above the written
law. See on 烘t 15:7|.