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Matthew 15 (NIV)
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Matt.15.1

15:1 Jerusalem was the location of the Temple and thus the seat of authority in Judaism; this gave the ambassadors greater leverage in their arguments with Jesus.

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Matt.15.11

15:11 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). • 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; 23:25-26; Acts 10:1-48; Rom 14:14)....

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15:11 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). • 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; 23:25-26; Acts 10:1-48; Rom 14:14). • One’s words are a measure of one’s character (see Matt 15:18-20; Jas 3:1-12).

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Matt.15.1-20

15:1-20 Jesus indicted the Pharisees for disobeying God’s law in their zeal to preserve traditions.

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Matt.15.13

15:13 not planted by my heavenly Father: These Pharisees did not belong to the true people of God (see 3:9-12; Isa 5:1-7; Jer 45:4). They will be uprooted at the final judgment (see Matt 3:10; 8:12).

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