Matthew 15:2-12

2 Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answering said to them, Why do *ye* also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?
4 For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But *ye* say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever [it be] by which [received] from me thou wouldest be profited:
6 and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching.
7 Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,
8 This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;
9 but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.
10 And having called to [him] the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand:
11 Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
12 Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?

Footnotes 8

  • [a]. Or 'the tradition of the elders.'
  • [b]. Ex. 20.12.
  • [c]. Ex. 21.17.
  • [d]. Or 'abuses,' 'curses.'
  • [e]. * i.e. an offering to God, see Mark 7.11 and note at Matt. 27.6.
  • [f]. Isa. 29.13.
  • [g]. Lit. 'the.'
  • [h]. As ch. 13.57: and so wherever the word 'offend' occurs.
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