Matthew 15:11-13
New English Translation
11 What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what[a] comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.” 12 Then the disciples came to him and said, “Do you know that when the Pharisees[b] heard this saying they were offended?” 13 And he replied,[c] “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
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- Matthew 15:11 tn Grk “but what.”
- Matthew 15:12 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
- Matthew 15:13 tn Grk “And answering, he said.”
Matthew 15:11-13
English Standard Version
11 (A)it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” 12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were (B)offended when they heard this saying?” 13 He answered, (C)“Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted (D)will be rooted up.
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