Matthew 15:12

Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

11It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him; but it is what comes out of his mouth-- *that* defiles a man."

13"Every plant," He replied, "which my Heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.

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Cross References

Matthew 17:27"However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a shekel in it: bring that coin and give it to them for yourself and me."

2 Corinthians 6:3We endeavour to give people no cause for stumbling in anything, lest the work we are doing should fall into discredit.

James 3:17The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceful, courteous, not self-willed, full of compassion and kind actions, free from favouritism and from all insincerity.

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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