¹³ thus ^(A)making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

⁹ And he said to them, “You have a fine way of ^(A)rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!

^14 (A)not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and ^(B)the commands of people ^(C)who turn away from the truth.

Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

^17 (A)“Do not think that I have come to abolish ^(B)the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but ^(C)to fulfill them. ¹⁸ For truly, I say to you, ^(D)until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. ^19 (E)Therefore whoever relaxes ^(F)one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least ^(G)in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great ^(H)in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰ For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds ^(I)that of the scribes and Pharisees, you ^(J)will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

^20 (A)To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no ^(B)dawn.

⁶ he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have ^(A)made void the word^[a] of God.

²¹ envy,^[a] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that ^(A)those who do^[b] such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.