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Howbeit in vain do they honor me, teaching
for doctrines the commandments of men.
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For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men
as the washing of pots and cups, and many other such like things ye do.
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And he also said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
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For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother, and, Whosoever curses father or mother shall most definitely die.
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But ye say, It is enough if a man shall say to his father or mother,
It is all Corban, (that is to say, my gift to God) whatever with which thou mightest be profited by me.
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And ye suffer him to do no more for his father or for his mother,
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invalidating the word of God with your tradition, which ye have given; and many such like things do ye.
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And when he had called all the people
unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one
of you and understand;
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there is nothing from outside the man that entering into him can defile him, but the things which come out of him, those are what defile the man.
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If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
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And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.