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

²³ These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in ^(A)promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are ^(B)of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.

⁸ See to it that no one takes you captive by ^(A)philosophy and ^(B)empty deceit, according to ^(C)human tradition, according to the ^(D)elemental spirits^[a] of the world, and not according to Christ.

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

⁶ And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you ^(A)hypocrites, as it is written,

⁸ You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”

³ Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but ^(A)do not notice the log that is in your own eye? ⁴ Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? ⁵ You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

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