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Matthew 15:1-3
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Matthew 15:1-3
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That Which Defiles(A)
15 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(B)
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:1-3
King James Version
Matthew 15:1-3
King James Version
15 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
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Matthew 15:6
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Matthew 15:6
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6 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Matthew 15:6
King James Version
Matthew 15:6
King James Version
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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