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And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiahprophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:'1THISPEOPLEHONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS,BUT THEIR HEART IS FARAWAY* FROM ME.
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'2BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME,TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'
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"Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the 3tradition of men."
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He was alsosaying to them, "You are experts at settingaside the commandment of God in order to keep your 4tradition.
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"For Mosessaid, '5HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER '; and, '6HE WHO SPEAKSEVIL OF FATHERORMOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH ';
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but you say, 'If a mansays to his fatheror his mother, whatever* I have that would help you is 7Corban (that is to say, given to God),'
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you nolongerpermit him to doanything for his fatheror his mother;
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thus invalidating the word of God by your 8traditionwhich you have handeddown; and you domanythingssuch as that."
The Heart of Man
14 After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:
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there is nothingoutside the man which candefile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man.