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Thursday, September 19th, 2024
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Passage Lookup: Matthew 15:1-20

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Matthew 15:1
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Then(a) Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked,(b)
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Matthew 15:2
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"Why do Your disciples(c) break the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat!"[a](d)
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Matthew 15:3
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He answered them, "And why do you break God's commandment because of your tradition?
Matthew 15:4
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For God said: [b] Honor your father and your mother; (e)[c] and, The one who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death. (f)[d]
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Matthew 15:5
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But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, "Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple"—
Matthew 15:6
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he does not have to honor his father.'[e] In this way, you have revoked God's word[f] because of your tradition.
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Matthew 15:7
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Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said:
Matthew 15:8
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These people [g] honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
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Matthew 15:9
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They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commands of men. " (g)[h]
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Matthew 15:10
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Summoning the crowd, He told them, "Listen and understand:
Matthew 15:11
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It's not what goes into the mouth that defiles(h) a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man." (i)
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Matthew 15:12
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Then the disciples came up and told Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard this statement?"
Matthew 15:13
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He replied, "Every plant that My heavenly Father didn't plant will be uprooted.(j)
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Matthew 15:14
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Leave them alone! They are blind guides.[i] And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit." (k)
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Matthew 15:15
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Then Peter replied to Him, "Explain this parable to us."(l)
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Matthew 15:16
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"Are even you still lacking in understanding?" He[j] asked.
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Matthew 15:17
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"Don't you realize[k] that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is eliminated?[l]
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Matthew 15:18
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But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man.(m)
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Matthew 15:19
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For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies,(n) blasphemies.(o)
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Matthew 15:20
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These are the things that defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man." (p)
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