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Then came togetheruntohim the Pharisees,andcertain of the scribes, which camefromJerusalem.
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And when they sawsome of hisdiscipleseatbread with defiled, that is to say , with unwashen,hands, they found fault .
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For the Pharisees,andall the Jews,except they wash their handsoft,eatnot,holding the tradition of the elders.
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And when they come from the market,except they wash , they eatnot.Andmany other things there be , which they have received to hold , as the washing of cups,andpots*, brasen vessels,and of tables.
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Then the Phariseesandscribesaskedhim,Whywalknotthydisciplesaccording to the tradition of the elders,buteatbread with unwashenhands?
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He answeredandsaid unto them*, Well hath Esaiasprophesiedofyouhypocrites,as it is written , Thispeoplehonourethme with their lips,buttheirheartisfarfromme.
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Howbeit in vain do they worshipme,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 potsandcups:andmanyothersuch like things ye do .
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And he said unto them,Full well ye reject the commandment of God,that ye may keep your owntradition.
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ForMosessaid , Honourthyfatherandthymother;and, Whoso cursethfatherormother, let him die the death: