Matthew 15:2-15
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 15
2Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.' 3And He answered and said to them, 'Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4For God said, ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,’ and, ‘THE ONE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.’ 5But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, 'Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,' 6he is not to honor his father or mother.’ And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, by saying:
8‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
9AND IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN.’?'
10After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, 'Hear and understand!
11It is not what enters the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person.'
12Then the disciples came and *said to Him, 'Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?'
13But He answered and said, 'Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
14Leave them alone; they are blind guides of blind people. And if a person who is blind guides another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.'
King James Version
Chapter 15
2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
Christian Standard Bible
3He answered them, "Why do you break God's commandment because of your tradition?
4For God said: Honor your father and your mother; and, Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.
5But you say, 'Whoever tells his father or mother, "Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple,"
6he does not have to honor his father.' In this way, you have nullified the word of God because of your tradition.
7Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said:
8This people honors me with their lips,but their heart is far from me.
9They worship me in vain,teaching as doctrines human commands."
10Summoning the crowd, he told them, "Listen and understand:
11It's not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth--this defiles a person."
New Living Translation
3Jesus replied, 'And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
4For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’
5But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’
6In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.
7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,
8‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
9Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’ '
10Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. 'Listen,' he said, 'and try to understand.
11It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 15
2“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” 3He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 5But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,” 6he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God. 7You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
8“‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;
9in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
10And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand:
11it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
12Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
13He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
14Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
15But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.”
New International Version
3Jesus replied, 'And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
4For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.'
5But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is 'devoted to God,'
6they are not to 'honor their father or mother' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
8'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
9They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.''
10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, 'Listen and understand.
11What goes into someone's mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.'
New King James Version
3He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
4For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’
5But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—
6then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.
7Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.
9And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
10When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
11Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
