11 (A)Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

13 But He answered and said, (B)“Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. (C)They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

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11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them,(A) but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”(B)

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13 He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted(C) will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[a](D) If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind