Verse 3
Matthew 15:3
New Living Translation
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God (Elohim)?
Original Language Text
greek
ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Διὰ τί καὶ ὑμεῖς παραβαίνετε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν;
English Translation
But he answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?"
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Chapter 15 Context
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Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Yashua (Jesus). They...
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“Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial ha...
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God...
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For instance, God (Elohim) says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfu...
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But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have...
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In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God (Eloh...
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You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,
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‘These people honor me with their lips,<br>but their hearts are far from me.<br>
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Their worship is a farce,<br>for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God (Elohim).’ ”<br>
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Then Yashua (Jesus) called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
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It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of y...
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Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you jus...
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13
Yashua (Jesus) replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted,
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so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, the...
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15
Then Peter said to Yashua (Jesus), “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by wha...
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“Don’t you understand yet?” Yashua (Jesus) asked.
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“Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.
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But the words you speak come from the heart — that’s what defiles you.
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For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and sl...
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These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.”
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21
Then Yashua (Jesus) left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
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A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For...
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But Yashua (Jesus) gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) said to the woman, “I was sent only to help God (Elohim)’s lost sheep — the peop...
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But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, “Lord, help me!”
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Yashua (Jesus) responded, “It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”
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She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their...
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“Dear woman,” Yashua (Jesus) said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her da...
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29
Yashua (Jesus) returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.
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A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and man...
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The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well,...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have be...
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The disciples replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?...
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Yashua (Jesus) asked, “How much bread do you have?” They replied, “Seven loaves, and a few small fis...
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So Yashua (Jesus) told all the people to sit down on the ground.
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Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God (Elohim) for them, and broke them into piece...
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They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of lefto...
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There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children.
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Then Yashua (Jesus) sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over to the region of M...
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