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Matthew 15:9-11
New Testament for Everyone
Matthew 15:9-11
New Testament for Everyone
9 The worship which they offer me is vain,
because they teach, as law, mere human precepts.”
The parable of clean and unclean
10 Then Jesus called the crowd, and said to them, “Listen and understand. 11 What makes someone unclean isn’t what goes into the mouth. It’s what comes out of the mouth that makes someone unclean.”
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Matthew 15:9-11
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Matthew 15:9-11
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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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