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| 1 Then some Pharisees and
scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, 2 "Why do Your disciples
transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands
when they eat bread." 3 And He answered and said to them, "And why do you275
yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 "For God said, 'Honor your father and mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil
of father or mother, let him BE276
PUT TO DEATH.' 5 "But you say, 'Whoever shall say to his father or mother,
"Anything of mine you might have been helped by has been given277
to God," 6 he is not to honor his father or278
his mother.' And thus you invalidated the word279
of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 "You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah
prophesy of you, saying, 8 'This people honors Me with their lips, But
their heart is far away from Me. 9 'But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching
as DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.' "
10 And after He called the multitude to Him, He said to them, "Hear, and understand. 11 Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man." 12 Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended280 when they heard this statement?" 13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of281 the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit." 15 And Peter answered and said to Him, "Explain the parable to us." 16 And He said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also? 17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach,282 and is eliminated?283 18 But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications,284 thefts, false witness, slanders. 20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man." -------------------- FOOTNOTES: F275: Or, you also F276: Lit., die the death F277: Or, a gift, an offering F278: Many manuscripts do not contain or his mother. F279: Some manuscripts read law. F280: Lit., caused to stumble F281: Some manuscripts do not contain of the blind. F282: Lit., belly F283: Lit., cast out into the latrine F284: I.e., sexual immorality |
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus
from Jerusalem and said, 2 "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition
of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat." 3 He answered
them, "And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of
your tradition? 4 For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,'
and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die.' 5 But
you say, 'If any one tells his father or his mother, What you would have
gained from me is given to God, he need not honor his father.' 6 So, for
the sake of your tradition, you have made void the word of God. 7 You hypocrites!
Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: 8 'This people honors me
with their lips, but their heart is far from me; 9 in vain do they worship
me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'"
10 And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand: 11 not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man." 12 Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" 13 He answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit." 15 But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us." 16 And he said, "Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and so passes on? 18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a man. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander. 20 These are what defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man." |
1 Some Pharisees and teachers
of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to interview Jesus. 2 "Why
do your disciples disobey our age-old traditions?" they demanded. "They
ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat." 3 Jesus
replied, "And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments
of God? 4 For instance, God says, 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone
who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.'78
5 But you say, 'You don't need to honor your parents by caring for their
needs if you give the money to God instead.' 6 And so, by your own tradition,
you nullify the direct commandment of God. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was
prophesying about you when he said, 8 'These people honor me with their
lips, but their hearts are far away. 9 Their worship is a farce, for they
replace God's commands with their own man-made teachings.'79
"
10 Then Jesus called to the crowds and said, "Listen to what I say and try to understand. 11You are not defiled by what you eat; you are defiled by what you say and do.80 " 12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?" 13 Jesus replied, "Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be rooted up, 14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch." 15 Then Peter asked Jesus, "Explain what you meant when you said people aren't defiled by what they eat." 16 "Don't you understand?" Jesus asked him. 17 "Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes out of the body. 18 But evil words come from an evil heart and defile the person who says them. 19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all other sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. 20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands could never defile you and make you unacceptable to God!" --------------------- FOOTNOTES: F78: Exod 20:12; 21:17; Lev 20:9; Deut 5:16. F79: Isa 29:13. F80: Or what comes out of the mouth defiles a person. |
1 Then some Pharisees and
teachers of the Law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked him, 2 "Why
is it that your disciples disobey the teaching handed down by our ancestors?
They don't wash their hands in the proper way before they eat!" 3 Jesus
answered, "And why do you disobey God's command and follow your own teaching?
4 For God said, "Respect your father and your mother,' and "If you curse
your father or your mother, you are to be put to death.'R134
5 But you teach that if people have something they could use to help their
father or mother, but say, "This belongs to God,' 6 they do not need to
honor their father.F13 In this
way you disregard God's command, in order to follow your own teaching.
7 You hypocrites! How right Isaiah was when he prophesied about you! 8
"These people, says God, honor me with their words,R135
but their heart is really far away from me. 9 It is no use for them to
worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!'
"
10 Then Jesus called the crowd to him and said to them, "Listen and understand! 11 It is not what goes into your mouth that makes you ritually unclean; rather, what comes out of it makes you unclean." 12 Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that the Pharisees had their feelings hurt by what you said?" 13 "Every plant which my Father in heaven did not plant will be pulled up," answered Jesus. 14 "Don't worry about them! They are blind leaders of the blind; and when one blind man leads another, both fall into a ditch."R136 15 Peter spoke up, "Explain this saying to us." 16 Jesus said to them, "You are still no more intelligent than the others. 17 Don't you understand? Anything that goes into your mouth goes into your stomach and then on out of your body. 18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these are the things that make you ritually unclean.R137 19 For from your heart come the evil ideas which lead you to kill, commit adultery, and do other immoral things; to rob, lie, and slander others. 20 These are the things that make you unclean. But to eat without washing your hands as they say you should—this doesn't make you unclean." ---------------------- FOOTNOTES: F13: their father; [some manuscripts have] their father or mother. CROSS REFERENCES:
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