Matthew 15:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Matthew 15:1 NLT
Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him
Matthew 15:2 NLT
“Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”
Matthew 15:3 NLT
Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
Matthew 15:4 NLT
For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’
Matthew 15:6 NLT
In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.
Matthew 15:10 NLT
Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
Matthew 15:11 NLT
It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”
Matthew 15:12 NLT
Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?”
Matthew 15:14 NLT
so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”
Matthew 15:19 NLT
For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.