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Defilement Comes from Within
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem.
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem.
Followers of Tradition
The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem,
The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem,
and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.
(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders;
When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches.
and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?”
The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?”
He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS,
BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS,
BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
‘BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME,
TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’
TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’
“Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”
He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’
“For Moses said, ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER’; and, ‘HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH’;
But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban” — ’ (that is, a gift to God),
but you say, ‘If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),’
then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother,
you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother;
making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”
thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”
When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:
The Heart of Man
After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: