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Matthew 15:1-3
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Matthew 15:1-3
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Defilement Comes from Within(A)
15 Then (B)the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 (C)“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
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Matthew 15:1-3
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Matthew 15:1-3
New International Version
That Which Defiles(A)
15 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(B)
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:7-11
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Matthew 15:7-11
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7 (A)Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 ‘These(B) people [a]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
(C)Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
10 (D)When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 (E)Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
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- Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And
Matthew 15:7-11
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Matthew 15:7-11
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7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
8 “‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
9 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.(A)’[a](B)”
10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them,(C) but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”(D)
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
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