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Matthew 15:9-11
Lexham English Bible
Matthew 15:9-11
Lexham English Bible
9 and they worship me in vain,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”[a]
Defilement from Within
10 And summoning the crowd, he said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 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 A quotation from Isa 29:13
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)
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- Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
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