Matthew 14:34-15:9
New American Standard Bible
34 (A)When they had crossed over, they came to land at (B)Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place [a]recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding region and brought to Him all who were sick; 36 and they pleaded with Him that they might just touch (C)the [b]border of His cloak; and all who (D)touched it were cured.
Tradition and Commandment
15 (E)Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus (F)from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they (G)do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘(H)Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘(I)The one who speaks evil of father or mother is to [c]be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been [d]given to God,” 6 he is not to [e]honor his father or mother.’ And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, by saying:
8 ‘(J)This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.
9 And in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as (K)doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 14:35 Or found out about
- Matthew 14:36 Or tassel; i.e., a ritual tassel sewn to corners of garments for Jewish men
- Matthew 15:4 Lit die the death
- Matthew 15:5 Lit a gift; i.e., an offering
- Matthew 15:6 I.e., by supporting them with it
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