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Matthew 15:6-16

Listen to Matthew 15:6-16
6 he is not to honor his father or his mother .' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 "You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
8 '1THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
9 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS 2DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.' "
10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand.
11 "3It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
12 Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"
13 But He answered and said, "4Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.
14 "Let them alone; 5they are blind guides of the blind. And 6if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

The Heart of Man

15 Peter said to Him, "7Explain the parable to us."
16 Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also?

Cross References 7

  • 1. Isaiah 29:13
  • 2. Colossians 2:22
  • 3. Matthew 15:18; Acts 10:14, 15; 1 Timothy 4:3
  • 4. Isaiah 60:21; Isaiah 61:3; John 15:2; 1 Corinthians 3:9
  • 5. Matthew 23:16, 24
  • 6. Luke 6:39
  • 7. Matthew 13:36

Footnotes 5

  • [a] I.e. by supporting them with it
  • [b] Lit "caused to stumble"
  • [c] Later mss add "of the blind"
  • [d] Lit "answered and said"
  • [e] Lit "and He"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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