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And when Jesus heard him speak, he answered:  

And when Jesus heard him speak, he answered:  

   

   

*"Why is it that you transgress the commandments of God by the laws of your tradition? The commandment says, `Honor your father and your mother,' and directs that you share with them your substance if necessary. But you enact a law of tradition that permits undutiful children to say that the money wherewith the parents might have been assisted has been `given to God.' The law of the elders thus relieves such crafty children of their responsibility, notwithstanding that the children subsequently use all such monies for their own comfort. Why is it that you in this way make void the commandment by your own tradition? Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, saying: `this people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. In vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.'  

*"Why is it that you transgress the commandments of God by the laws of your '''tradition'''? The commandment says, `Honor your father and your mother,' and directs that you share with them your substance if necessary. But you enact a law of '''tradition''' that permits undutiful children to say that the money wherewith the parents might have been assisted has been `given to God.' The '''law of the elders''' thus relieves such crafty children of their responsibility, notwithstanding that the children subsequently use all such monies for their own comfort. Why is it that you in this way make void the commandment by your own '''tradition'''? Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, saying: `this people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. In vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.'  

*"You can see how it is that you desert the commandment while you hold fast to the tradition of men. Altogether willing are you to reject the word of God while you maintain your own traditions. And in many other ways do you dare to set up your own teachings above the law and the prophets."

*"You can see how it is that you desert the commandment while you hold fast to the '''tradition''' of men. Altogether willing are you to reject the word of God while you maintain your own '''traditions'''. And in many other ways do you dare to set up your own teachings above the law and the prophets."

Jesus then directed his remarks to all present.  

Jesus then directed his remarks to all present.