Matthew 15:1-20.
Matthew 15.1-20
The Teaching of the Ancestors
"About this time some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses came
from Jerusalem. They asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples obey what
our ancestors taught us to do? They don't even wash their hands before
they eat."
Jesus answered: Why do you disobey God and follow your own teaching?
Didn't God command you to respect your father and mother? Didn't he
tell you to put to death all who curse their parents? But you let
people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let
them say that what they have has been offered to God. Is this any way
to show respect to your parents? You ignore God's commands in order to
follow your own teaching. And you are nothing but show-offs! Isaiah
the prophet was right when he wrote that God had said, "All of you
praise me with your words, but you never really think about me. It is
useless for you to worship me, when you teach rules made up by
humans."
What Really Makes People Unclean
Jesus called the crowd together and said, "Pay attention and try to
understand what I mean. The food that you put into your mouth doesn't
make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out
of your mouth are what make you unclean." Then his disciples came over
to him and asked, "Do you know that you insulted the Pharisees by what
you said?" Jesus answered, "Every plant that my Father in heaven did
not plant will be pulled up by the roots. Stay away from those
Pharisees! They are like blind people leading other blind people, and
all of them will fall into a ditch." Peter replied, "What did you mean
when you talked about the things that make people unclean?"
Jesus then said: Don't any of you know what I am talking about by now?
Don't you know that the food you put into your mouth goes into your
stomach and then out of your body? But the words that come out of
your mouth come from your heart. And they are what make you unfit to
worship God. Out of your heart come evil thoughts, murder,
unfaithfulness in marriage, vulgar deeds, stealing, telling lies, and
insulting others. These are what make you unclean. Eating without
washing your hands will not make you unfit to worship God."
God bless you.
The Teaching of the Ancestors
"About this time some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses came
from Jerusalem. They asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples obey what
our ancestors taught us to do? They don't even wash their hands before
they eat."
Jesus answered: Why do you disobey God and follow your own teaching?
Didn't God command you to respect your father and mother? Didn't he
tell you to put to death all who curse their parents? But you let
people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let
them say that what they have has been offered to God. Is this any way
to show respect to your parents? You ignore God's commands in order to
follow your own teaching. And you are nothing but show-offs! Isaiah
the prophet was right when he wrote that God had said, "All of you
praise me with your words, but you never really think about me. It is
useless for you to worship me, when you teach rules made up by
humans."
What Really Makes People Unclean
Jesus called the crowd together and said, "Pay attention and try to
understand what I mean. The food that you put into your mouth doesn't
make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out
of your mouth are what make you unclean." Then his disciples came over
to him and asked, "Do you know that you insulted the Pharisees by what
you said?" Jesus answered, "Every plant that my Father in heaven did
not plant will be pulled up by the roots. Stay away from those
Pharisees! They are like blind people leading other blind people, and
all of them will fall into a ditch." Peter replied, "What did you mean
when you talked about the things that make people unclean?"
Jesus then said: Don't any of you know what I am talking about by now?
Don't you know that the food you put into your mouth goes into your
stomach and then out of your body? But the words that come out of
your mouth come from your heart. And they are what make you unfit to
worship God. Out of your heart come evil thoughts, murder,
unfaithfulness in marriage, vulgar deeds, stealing, telling lies, and
insulting others. These are what make you unclean. Eating without
washing your hands will not make you unfit to worship God."
God bless you.
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