Matthew 15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021(NRSVUE)

Matthew 15The Tradition of the Elders

1Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

2 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’

5 then that person need not honor the father.

6So, for the sake of your tradition, you nullify the word of God.

7You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said:

8 And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”

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