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¹Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

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²And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

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³For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

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⁴And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

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⁵Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

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⁶He answered and said unto them,Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

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⁷Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

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⁸For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

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⁹And he said unto them,Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

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¹⁰For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

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¹¹But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

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¹²And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

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¹³Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

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¹⁴And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them,Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

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¹⁵There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

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¹⁶If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

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¹⁷And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

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¹⁸And he saith unto them,Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

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¹⁹Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

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²⁰And he said,That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

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²¹For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

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²²Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

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²³All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

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²⁴And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

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²⁵For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

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²⁶The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

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²⁷But Jesus said unto her,Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

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²⁸And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.

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²⁹And he said unto her,For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

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³⁰And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

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³¹And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

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³²And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.

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³³And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

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³⁴And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him,Ephphatha,that is, Be opened.

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³⁵And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

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³⁶And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

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³⁷And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

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Cross References

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Matthew 15:1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,Mark 3:22¶ And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by...Luke 5:17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharis...Luke 11:53And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to ur...

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Acts 10:28And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that i...Matthew 7:3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest no...Romans 14:14I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of its...Matthew 23:23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and an...Acts 11:8But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered...

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Galatians 1:14And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, bein...Mark 7:13Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have deli...Colossians 2:21(Touch not; taste not; handle not;Colossians 2:8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the trad...Matthew 15:2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not t...

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Matthew 23:25Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside o...Luke 11:38And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before d...Hebrews 9:10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances...James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;...Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How lo...

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Acts 21:21And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among t...2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye with...Matthew 15:2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not t...Acts 21:24Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they...Mark 2:16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they...

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Isaiah 29:13¶ Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mout...Titus 1:16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, a...Matthew 15:7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,Ezekiel 33:31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my peo...2 Timothy 3:5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

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Isaiah 29:13¶ Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mout...Matthew 15:9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.Colossians 2:22Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of...James 1:26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but dece...Matthew 6:7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think th...

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Mark 7:3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not,...Isaiah 1:12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread...

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Galatians 2:21I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then...Jeremiah 44:16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will n...Isaiah 24:5The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have trans...Isaiah 29:13¶ Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mout...Matthew 15:3But he answered and said unto them,Why do ye also transgress the commandment of...

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Exodus 21:17¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.Exodus 20:12¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land whic...Deuteronomy 5:16¶ Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; tha...Leviticus 20:9¶ For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to dea...Matthew 15:4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth fa...

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Matthew 23:18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth b...1 Timothy 5:4But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at...Matthew 15:5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by wh...

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Mark 7:9And he said unto them,Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may ke...Titus 1:14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the tr...Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is...Hosea 8:12I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a str...Matthew 5:17¶ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to...

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Mark 7:3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not,...Isaiah 1:12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread...

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