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Tradition and Commandment |
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Matthew 15:1
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Then some Pharisees and scribes *came
to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, |
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Matthew 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." |
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Matthew 15:3
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He answered and said to them, "Why
do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? |
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Matthew 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.' |
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Matthew 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," |
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Matthew 15:6
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he is not to honor his
father or his mother.' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake
of your tradition. |
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Matthew 15:7
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"You hypocrites,
rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: |
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Matthew 15:8
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'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME
WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. |
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Matthew 15:9
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'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP
ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.' |
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Matthew 15:10
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After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said
to them, "Hear and understand. |
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Matthew 15:11
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"It is not what enters
into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this
defiles the man." |
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Matthew 15:12
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Then the disciples *came
and *said
to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?" |
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Matthew 15:13
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But He answered and said, "Every
plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted |
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Matthew 15:14
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"Let them alone;
they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both
will fall into a pit." |
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The Heart of Man |
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Matthew 15:15
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Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us."
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Matthew 15:16
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Jesus said, "Are you still
lacking in understanding also? |
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Matthew 15:17
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"Do you not understand
that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated? |
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Matthew 15:18
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"But the things that
proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. |
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Matthew 15:19
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"For out of the heart
come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness,
slanders. |
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Matthew 15:20
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"These are the things
which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man." |
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The Syrophoenician Woman |
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Matthew 15:21
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Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into
the district of Tyre and Sidon. |
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Matthew 15:22
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And a Canaanite woman from that region came
out and began to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter
is cruelly demon-possessed." |
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Matthew 15:23
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But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples
came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us." |
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Matthew 15:24
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But He answered and said,
"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." |
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Matthew 15:25
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But she came and began to bow down before Him,
saying, "Lord, help me!" |
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Matthew 15:26
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And He answered and said, "It is not good to
take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." |
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Matthew 15:27
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But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs
feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." |
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Matthew 15:28
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Then Jesus said to her, "O
woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And
her daughter was healed at once. |
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Healing Crowds |
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Matthew 15:29
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Departing from there, Jesus went along by the
Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there. |
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Matthew 15:30
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And large crowds came to Him, bringing with
them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid
them down at His feet; and He healed them. |
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Matthew 15:31
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So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking,
the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified
the God of Israel. |
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Four Thousand Fed |
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Matthew 15:32
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And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said,
"I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained
with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them
away hungry, for they might faint on the way." |
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Matthew 15:33
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The disciples *said
to Him, "Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such
a large crowd?" |
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Matthew 15:34
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And Jesus *said
to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they
said, "Seven, and a few small fish." |
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Matthew 15:35
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And He directed the people to sit down on the
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Matthew 15:36
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and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and
giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the
disciples gave them to the people. |
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Matthew 15:37
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And they all ate and were satisfied, and they
picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full. |
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Matthew 15:38
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And those who ate were four thousand men, besides
women and children. |
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Matthew 15:39
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And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into
the boat and came to the region of Magadan. |
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