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Matthew 15:1-15 (NIV) Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem
and asked, 2 "Why do your
disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they
eat!" 3 Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, 'Honor
your father and mother'
and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.' 5 But you say that if
a man says to his father or
mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to
God,' 6 he is not to 'honor
his father' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your traditionÉ" 12
Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?" 13
He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind
guides. If a blind man leads
a blind man, both will fall into a pit."