Matthew 15:1
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Matt 15:2
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"Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."
Matt 15:3
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And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matt 15:4
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~"For God said, `HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, `HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.'
Matt 15:5
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~"But you say, `Whoever says to {his} father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given {to God,}"
Matt 15:6
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he is not to honor his father or his mother(I.e. by supporting them with it) .' And {by this} you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Matt 15:7
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~"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
Matt 15:8
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`THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
Matt 15:9
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`BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN."'
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