Matthew 15:10-20
15:11 a what goes into your mouth: Jesus was speaking here either of foods that were not permitted (e.g., pork or shellfish) or of food contaminated by unclean hands (15:20 b).• That which defiles makes a person unfit for communion with God. Jesus pressed the matter beyond ceremonial purity to true inner purity (see 15:18-19 c; 23:25-26 d; Acts 10:1-48 e; Rom 14:14 f).
• One’s words are a measure of one’s character (see Matt 15:18-20 g; Jas 3:1-12 h).
15:13 i not planted by my heavenly Father: These Pharisees did not belong to the true people of God (see 3:9-12 j; Isa 5:1-7 k; Jer 45:4 l). They will be uprooted at the final judgment (see Matt 3:10 m; 8:12 n).
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