And in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as (A)doctrines the commandments of men.’”

10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand! 11 (B)It is not what enters the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person.”

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They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.(A)[a](B)

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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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13