Matthew 14:35-15:11 (Gospel)
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- And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick,
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- and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.
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- Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,
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- “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
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- He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
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- For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’
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- But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God” –
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- then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.
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- Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
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- These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
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- And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
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- When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
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- Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”