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Matthew 15:9-11
Contemporary English Version
Matthew 15:9-11
Contemporary English Version
9 It is useless for you
to worship me,
when you teach rules
made up by humans.”
What Really Makes People Unclean
(Mark 7.14-23)
10 Jesus called the crowd together and said, “Pay attention and try to understand what I mean. 11 The food you put into your mouth doesn't make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean.”
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Matthew 15:9-11
New International Version
Matthew 15:9-11
New International Version
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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