Sermons citing Matthew 15:1–20

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Matthew 15:1–20 · BSB

15:1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

15:2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

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15:3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

15:5 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

15:6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

15:7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

15:8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

15:9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

15:10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

15:11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

15:12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

15:13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

15:14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

15:15 Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

15:16 “Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.

15:17 “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

15:18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

15:20 These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

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These sermons cite a broader passage containing Matthew 15:1–20; they are not counted as specific verse evidence.

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