Matthew 15:1–11

Then ^acame to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, ²Why do thy disciples transgress ^bthe tradition of ^cthe elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. ³But he answered and said unto them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? ⁴For God commanded, saying, ^dHonour thy father and mother: and, ^eHe that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. ⁵But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is ^fa gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; ⁶and honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus ^ghave ye made the commandment of God ^gof none effect by your tradition. ⁷Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, ^8hThis people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. ⁹But in vain they do worship me, teaching for ⁱdoctrines the commandments of men.

¹⁰And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: ^11knot that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.