Matthew 15:12

Then came his disciples, and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were scandalized?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

In Context

11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

13But he answering them, said: Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 6:3Giving no offence to any man, that our ministry be not blamed:

James 3:17But the wisdom, that is from above, first indeed is chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:11-21

What Defileth a Man. 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead… Read the whole commentary →

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