Matthew 15:3

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Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

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  • Matt 7:3-5 : 3 Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not notice the beam in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye,' while there is a beam in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
  • Mark 7:6-8 : 6 He answered them, "Isaiah rightly prophesied about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.' 7 They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. 8 You have abandoned the commandment of God and hold onto human traditions, including the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other similar things."
  • Mark 7:13 : 13 You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."
  • Col 2:8 : 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, based on human tradition and the elemental principles of the world rather than on Christ.
  • Col 2:23 : 23 These have an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion, false humility, and severe treatment of the body, but they have no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
  • Titus 1:14 : 14 not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and human commandments that turn away from the truth.

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  • Mark 7:5-13
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    5So the Pharisees and the scribes questioned Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"

    6He answered them, "Isaiah rightly prophesied about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.'

    7They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

    8You have abandoned the commandment of God and hold onto human traditions, including the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other similar things."

    9He also said to them, "How skillfully you set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your own tradition.

    10For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.'

    11But you say, 'If anyone says to his father or mother, "Whatever help you might have received from me is Corban"' (that is, devoted to God),

    12then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.

    13You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."

  • Matt 15:1-2
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    1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

    2“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

  • Matt 15:4-7
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    4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’

    5But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift 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, saying,

  • Mark 10:3
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    3Jesus answered them, 'What did Moses command you?'

  • Matt 15:9-10
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    9They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’

    10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand:

  • Mark 7:2-3
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    2They saw some of His disciples eating bread with unclean, that is, unwashed hands, and they criticized them.

    3For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands carefully, holding to the tradition of the elders.

  • Mark 3:3-4
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    3Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, "Stand up in the middle."

    4Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?" But they remained silent.

  • Luke 14:3
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    3Jesus responded to the experts in the law and the Pharisees, asking, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?'

  • Luke 20:2-3
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    2They said to him, 'Tell us, by what authority you do these things? Or who gave you this authority?'

    3But he answered them, 'I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

  • Mark 2:24
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    24The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

  • Matt 23:3
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    3So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them.

  • Luke 6:2-3
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    2Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

    3Jesus answered them, "Have you not even read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?

  • Mark 10:5
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    5Jesus said to them, 'He wrote this commandment for you because of the hardness of your hearts.'

  • Mark 3:33
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    33But He replied to them, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"

  • Matt 12:2-3
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    2But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, 'Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.'

    3He said to them, 'Have you not read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?

  • Mark 11:28-29
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    28They asked him, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you the authority to do this?'

    29Jesus said to them, 'I will ask you one question. If you answer me, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.'

  • Matt 22:18
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    18But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?

  • Mark 3:30
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    30He said this because they were saying, "He has an impure spirit."

  • Matt 15:20
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    20These are the things that defile a person, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”

  • Mark 10:19
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    19'You know the commandments: "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother."'

  • Matt 15:12-13
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    12Then the disciples came to him and told him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

    13He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.

  • Matt 9:3
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    3At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, 'This man is blaspheming.'

  • Luke 18:20
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    20You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'

  • Matt 21:23
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    23When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?'

  • Matt 19:18
    69%

    18The man asked, "Which ones?" Jesus answered, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

  • Luke 6:5
    69%

    5Then He said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

  • Mark 9:16
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    16And he asked the scribes, 'What are you discussing with them?'

  • Matt 23:1
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    1Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,

  • Luke 16:15
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    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

  • Matt 19:3
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    3Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"