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Matthew 15:9-11
Expanded Bible
Matthew 15:9-11
Expanded Bible
9 Their worship of me is ·worthless [futile; in vain].
The things [doctrines] they teach are nothing but human ·rules [commandments; Is. 29:13].’”
10 After Jesus called the crowd to him, he said, “Listen and ·understand what I am saying [try to understand]. 11 It is not what ·people put into their mouths [L goes into the mouth] that ·makes them unclean [pollutes/defiles the person]. It is what comes out of their mouths that ·makes them unclean [pollutes/defiles the person].”
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Matthew 15:9-11
New International Version
Matthew 15:9-11
New International Version
10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them,(C) but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”(D)
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
Matthew 15:9-11
English Standard Version
Matthew 15:9-11
English Standard Version
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as (A)doctrines the commandments of men.’”
What Defiles a Person
10 And he called the people to him and said to them, (B)“Hear and understand: 11 (C)it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
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