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Matthew 15:12 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? "
Matthew 15:12
Verse in Context
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And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
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Matthew 15:1
"Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,"
Matthew 15:2
"Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread."
Matthew 15:3
"But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?"
Matthew 15:4
"For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death."
Matthew 15:5
"But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;"
Matthew 15:6
"And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition."
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