Matthew 15:12

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

Majority Standard Bible

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

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

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

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Cross References

Matthew 17:27“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”

2 Corinthians 6:3We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.

James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

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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