Matthew 15:3

English Standard Version

³He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

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Matthew 15:6-9

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⁶he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have ^(A)made void the word^[a] of God. ⁷^(B)You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

⁸^(C)“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
⁹in vain do they worship me,
teaching as ^(D)doctrines the commandments of men.’”

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Matthew 15:6 Some manuscripts law

Matthew 23:23-24

English Standard Version

²³^(A)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ^(B)you tithe mint and dill and ^(C)cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: ^(D)justice and mercy and faithfulness. ^(E)These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. ²⁴You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing ^(F)a camel!