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Matthew 15:1-9 (GN)

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1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the Law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked him, 2 "Why is it that your disciples disobey the teaching handed down by our ancestors? They don't wash their hands in the proper way before they eat!" 3 Jesus answered, "And why do you disobey God's command and follow your own teaching? 4 For God said, 'Respect your father and your mother,' and 'If you curse your father or your mother, you are to be put to death.' 5 But you teach that if people have something they could use to help their father or mother, but say, 'This belongs to God,' 6 they do not need to honor their father. In this way you disregard God's command, in order to follow your own teaching. 7 You hypocrites! How right Isaiah was when he prophesied about you! 8 'These people, says God, honor me with their words, but their heart is really far away from me. 9 It is no use for them to worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!' "


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 1) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Obey the Word over traditions
(v. 2) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Obey the Word over traditions
(v. 3) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Obey the Word over traditions
(v. 4) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Obey the Word over traditions
(v. 5) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Obey the Word over traditions
(v. 6) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Obey the Word over traditions
(v. 7) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Obey the Word over traditions
(v. 8) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Obey the Word over traditions
(v. 9) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Obey the Word over traditions

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Word of God (part II) (2010-12-17)
(v. 2) Word of God (part II) (2010-12-17)
(v. 3) Word of God (part II) (2010-12-17)
(v. 4) Word of God (part II) (2010-12-17)
(v. 5) Word of God (part II) (2010-12-17)
(v. 6) Word of God (part II) (2010-12-17)
(v. 7) Word of God (part II) (2010-12-17)
(v. 8) Word of God (part II) (2010-12-17)
(v. 8) Kingdom First - Handle Prayerfully (part 2) (2010-01-20)
(v. 8) Waking Dead - Heart is Central (2010-08-14)
(v. 9) Word of God (part II) (2010-12-17)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 3) Bible Talk: Why ask Why? (2014-08-20)

Definition(s):
Isaiah (Eye-zeh-a): the salvation of the Lord
Isaiah (Eye-zy-a): the salvation of the Lord
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Pharisees (Fehr-iss-ees): set apart