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Matthew 15:9-11
English Standard Version
Matthew 15:9-11
English Standard Version
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as (A)doctrines the commandments of men.’”
What Defiles a Person
10 And he called the people to him and said to them, (B)“Hear and understand: 11 (C)it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
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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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