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Matthew 15:1

Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

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Matthew 15:2

"Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

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Matthew 15:3

And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

Matthew 15:4

"For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'THE ONE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.'

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Matthew 15:5

"But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,"

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Matthew 15:6

he is not to honor his father or mother.' And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

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Matthew 15:7

"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, by saying:

Matthew 15:8

'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

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Matthew 15:9

-'AND IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN.'"

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Matthew 15:10

After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand!

Matthew 15:11

"It is not what enters the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person."

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Matthew 15:12

Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"

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Matthew 15:13

But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

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Matthew 15:14

"Leave them alone; they are blind guides of blind people. And if a person who is blind guides another who is blind, both will fall into a pit."

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Matthew 15:15

Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us."

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Matthew 15:16

Jesus said, "Are you also still lacking in understanding?

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Matthew 15:17

"Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?

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Matthew 15:18

"But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and those things defile the person.

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Matthew 15:19

"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and slanderous statements.

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Matthew 15:20

"These are the things that defile the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person."

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