Matthew 15:12

Then his disciples came, and said to him, Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

Revised King James New Testament

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 goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.

13But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.

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Cross References

Matthew 17:27But lest we offend them, go to the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you have opened its mouth, you shall find a shekel: take that, and give it to them for me and you.

2 Corinthians 6:3We give no offence in anything, that the ministry may not be discredited:

James 3:17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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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